James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil
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James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil KP PC (I) (23 August 1730 – 6 February 1798) was an Irish peer, styled Viscount Limerick from 1756 to 1758.
He served as High Sheriff of Louth in 1757. He became Earl of Clanbrassil in 1758 on the death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil and was appointed a Knight Founder of the Order of St Patrick on 11 March 1783.[1]
References
- ^ Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Retrieved 13 December 2008.
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- High Sheriffs of County Louth
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- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall