Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington
- Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington KT PC (21 June 1780 – 1 December 1858) was a British Conservative politician and statesman.
Lord Haddington was the only son of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington and Lady Sophia Hope, the daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun. He was educated at Edinburgh University and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1802 he married Lady Maria Parker, heir of George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield, however, they had no surviving children.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Lord Haddington was a supporter of George Canning. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for St Germans in 1802, but did not stand for re-election in 1806. He served sporadically in the House of Commons until 1827 when he was elevated to the House of Lords by the new Prime Minister, George Canning, who had him created Baron Melros. He had previously been created a Privy Counsellor in 1814 and in 1828 he succeeded to his family's Scottish Earldom.
Lord Haddington went onto vote against the Reform Bill in 1831, but later changed his mind and voted for it in 1832, possibly due to the political crises surrounding its passage. Upon the rise of Sir Robert Peel to the premiership in 1834, Lord Haddington was made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, however the government collapsed within six months, and the Whigs were once again in power.
Lord Haddington was able to return to government in 1841 with the return of Sir Robert Peel to the premiership - he declined the post of Governor General of India, instead opting to become First Lord of the Admiralty and a member of the Cabinet. He held that post until January 1846 when he was shuffled to become Lord Privy Seal, a post he held until the death of the government in July.
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