Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington

Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington DL (5 July 1753 – 17 March 1828) was a Scottish nobleman.

Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington by Reynolds

Life

Haddington was the eldest son of Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington and Mary Lloyd. Following his accession to the Earldom of Haddington, he was elected a Representative peer from 1807-1812. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1804-1823. As the hereditary keeper of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Haddington caused some controversy by refusing to allow member of the Aesculapian Club to extend paths and plant areas of the park. He caused further controversy, when he initiated quarrying on the site of Salisbury Crags to provide paving stones for London.^[1]

Lord Haddington died 17 March 1828.

Lord Haddington married on 30 April 1779 to Lady Sophia Hope (d.1813), daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun and had issue:

[1] Anderson, J., Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton; with genealogical memoirs of the several branches of the family, Edinburgh 1825.
[2] Balfour Paul, Sir J., Scots Peerage IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.

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