Scottish Nobility. He was the son of a British officer in the army of His Majesty and Peer of England. After completing his education at Harrow School in Westminster and Pembroke College in Cambridge, he pursued a political career by becoming a Conservative Party (1783-1789) and chief advisor to the Prime Minister. John James Hamilton, although already a cadet descendant of an aristocrat, in 1790 was created Marquis of Abercorn and awarded The Noble Order of the Garter by King George III.
Scottish Nobility. He was the son of a British officer in the army of His Majesty and Peer of England. After completing his education at Harrow School in Westminster and Pembroke College in Cambridge, he pursued a political career by becoming a Conservative Party (1783-1789) and chief advisor to the Prime Minister. John James Hamilton, although already a cadet descendant of an aristocrat, in 1790 was created Marquis of Abercorn and awarded The Noble Order of the Garter by King George III.
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