James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

His Grace The Duke of Abercorn KG KP PC
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, c. 1884
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	The Lord Wodehouse
Succeeded by	The Earl Spencer
In office 2 March 1874 – 11 December 1876
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	The Earl Spencer
Succeeded by	The Duke of Marlborough
Personal details
Born	(1811-01-21)21 January 1811 Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died	31 October 1885(1885-10-31) (aged 74) Baronscourt, Tyrone, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lady Louisa Russell ​ (m. 1832)​
Children	Harriet Anson, Countess of Lichfield Beatrix Lambton, Countess of Durham Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn Katherine Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe Georgiana Turnour, Countess Winterton Lord Claud Hamilton Lord George Hamilton Albertha Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Lord Ronald Douglas Hamilton Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne Lord Cosmo Hamilton Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton Lord Ernest Hamilton
Parents	James, Viscount Hamilton Harriet Douglas
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG, KP, PC (21 January 1811 – 31 October 1885), styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and The Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.