Alexander Charles (10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton) Hamilton

• Name	Alexander Charles (10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton) Hamilton
  Birth	3 Jul 1840
  Gender	Unknown
  Death	31 Oct 1920
  Person ID	I58336	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	William John Hamilton,   b. 5 Jul 1805   d. 26 Jun 1867 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Hon Margaret Frances Florence Dillon,   b. Abt 1818   d. 19 Apr 1885 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1838
  Family ID	F21124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Colonel Alexander Charles Hamilton, 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Engineers. He fought in the Zulu War in 1879.3 He was Brigadier of the Surrey Volunteer Infantry Brigade between 1888 and 1902.5 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.). He succeeded to the title of 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, co. Haddington [S., 1647] on 6 September 1893 In July 1894 his title of Lord Belhaven and Stenton was confirmed in his favour by the House of Lords. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lanarkshire. He held the office of Representative Peer (Liberal Unionist) [Scotland] in 1900. He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).