James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton

His Grace

The Duke of Hamilton

KT FRS
His Grace; The Duke of Hamilton; KT FRS
	Portrait by William Hoare
Tenure	1712–1743
Predecessor	James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
Successor	James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
Other titles	2nd Duke of Brandon
Born	5 January 1703
Died	2 March 1743 (aged 40); Bath
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Lady Anne Cochrane; Elizabeth Strangways; Anne Spencer
Issue	James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton; Anne Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall; Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton; Lord Spencer Hamilton
Parents	James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton; Hon. Elizabeth Gerard

James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and 2nd Duke of Brandon KT FRS (5 January 1703 – 2 March 1743) was a Scottish peer, the son of the 4th Duke of Hamilton.

Hamilton attended Winchester College from 1716 to 1717. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 2 May 1718 and was created a DCL on 6 June 1719.^[1] He succeeded to his father's title of Duke of Hamilton in 1712 following his death in the notorious Hamilton–Mohun Duel in Hyde Park. At the foundation of the noted charity, the Foundling Hospital in London, Hamilton was one of the charity's first governors and his name is listed on the organisation's royal charter, granted in October 1739.

^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hamilton, James (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

[1] Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hamilton, James (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

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