Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton

{{Infobox peer

|name= {{small|{{nobold|His Grace}}}}
The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

|image=15th Duke of Hamilton Allan Warren.jpg

|caption=Portrait by Allan Warren, 1987

|birth_date={{birth date|1938|9|13|df=y}}

|death_date={{death date and age|2010|6|5|1938|9|13|df=y}}

|death_place=Dirleton, Scotland

|tenure=30 March 1973 – 5 June 2010

|predecessor=Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

|successor=Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton

|spouse={{plainlist|

{{marriage|Sarah Jane Scott|1972|1987|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Jillian Robertson|1988|1995|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Kay Carmichael|1998}}

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|issue=Lady Eleanor Douglas-Hamilton
Lady Ann Douglas-Hamilton
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Lord John William Douglas-Hamilton

|parents=Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy

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Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon KStJ (13 September 1938 – 5 June 2010),{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/10251544.stm |title=Senior Scottish nobleman the Duke of Hamilton dies |publisher=BBC News |date=7 June 2010 |accessdate=9 October 2012}} styled Earl of Angus until 1940 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1940 and 1973, was the premier peer of Scotland.{{cite web|date=9 June 2010|title=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-duke-of-hamilton-premier-peer-of-scotland-who-raced-cars-and-flew-reconnaissance-missions-over-1994891.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-duke-of-hamilton-premier-peer-of-scotland-who-raced-cars-and-flew-reconnaissance-missions-over-1994891.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|url-status=live|accessdate=19 June 2020|website=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}

Career

The son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Percy, daughter of the 8th Duke of Northumberland, he was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford (as was his father before him). One of his younger brothers was the Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

At the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II he was a page in Westminster Abbey and was awarded the 1952 Coronation Medal. He was Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse. By right of his subsidiary title of Lord Abernethy, he was hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland to the Parliament of Scotland. He fulfilled that duty by carrying the Crown in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament.

He was a campaigner for animal welfare, together with his third wife, Kay Carmichael.{{cite web|last=Lyst |first=Catherine |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4629496.stm |title=UK | Scotland | A noble fight for animal rights |publisher=BBC News |date=23 January 2006 |accessdate=9 October 2012}} A motorsport enthusiast, he held a number of UK and international land speed records. Many were gained on beaches and airstrips after he was banned from driving on public roads following his fifth drink-driving conviction in 1993. The duke suffered from alcohol addiction for many years.{{cite web|url= https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/179613/The-Queen-mourns-for-Duke-of-Hamilton|first=Stephen|last=Wilkie|title=The Queen mourns Duke of Hamilton|publisher=Daily Express|date=7 June 2010|access-date=10 December 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/eightyear-road-ban-for-duke-peer-is-spared-jail-after-fifth-drinkdrive-offence-1492288.html|first=James|last=Cusick|title=Eight-year road ban for duke|work=The Independent|date=17 June 1993|access-date=10 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituaryangus-douglas-hamilton-duke-hamilton-and-brandon-2442429|title=Obituary|publisher=The Scotsman|date=6 June 2010|access-date=10 December 2022}}

=Royal Air Force=

He was a pilot in the UK Royal Air Force under the name of Angus Clydesdale.

He flew in the far east during the UK confrontation with Indonesia in the 1960s, and then became a flying instructor on the Jet Provost at RAF Syerston north of Nottingham. For family reasons in Scotland he was then posted to RAF Prestwick as a flying instructor, before retiring from his Air Force career.

Marriages and children

The 15th Duke married three times:

He married firstly Sarah Jane Scott, daughter of Major Sir Walter Scott, 4th Bt, of Beauclerc, on 23 June 1972 (divorced 1987). They had four children and five grand children:

Lady Eleanor Douglas-Hamilton (born 10 August 1973)
Lady Ann Douglas-Hamilton (born 14 May 1976)
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (born 31 March 1978)
Lord John William Douglas-Hamilton (born 2 October 1979)

He married secondly Jillian Robertson in 1988 (divorced 1995). No issue. She was previously married to Martin Page and Edward A. S. Hulton and died in 2018.[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/peerage-news/3PLituPWNVs HAMILTON, Jill, Duchess of (Jillian V nee ROBERTSON) 1940-2018]

He married thirdly Kay Carmichael, now the Dowager Duchess of Hamilton, in 1998. No issue. A qualified nurse, she serves as Patron of Scottish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue.{{Cite web|url=http://www.staffierescuescotland.co.uk/about-us/|title=About Us | Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue Scotland}}

The 15th Duke died on 5 June 2010 at the age of 71.

References

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