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| William Alexander Baillie Hamilton R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Third son of Ven. Charles Baillie Hamilton, Archdeacon of Cleveland and Lady Charlotte Home, youngest daughter of the 9th Earl of Home. | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 6 June 1803 | Born. | ||
| 1835 | Private Secretary to his relative, Thomas, Earl of Haddington, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. | ||
| 15 August 1838 | Married Lady Harriet Hamilton (ca 1812, died 19 March 1884), daughter of Viscount Hamilton. | ||
| 1 October 1881 | Died. | ||
| Literature: (O'Byrne). | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| April 1817 | Entered Royal Naval Colle | ||
| 1 December 1823 | Lieutenant | ||
| 17 November 1826 | Commander | ||
| 9 August 1828 | Captain | ||
| 2 May 1855 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 15 January 1862 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 12 September 1865 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 28 August 1816 | 1st class Volunteer in Rochfort | ||
| October 1819 | Serving in Vigo | ||
| 18?? | Serving in Active | ||
| 18?? | Serving in Euryalus | ||
| 18?? | Serving in Revenge | ||
| 1 December 1823 | Lieutenant in Active | ||
| 26 January 1824 | Lieutenant in Blanche | ||
| 2 December 1824 | Lieutenant in Windsor Castle | ||
| 26 July 1825 | Lieutenant in Druid | ||
| 1 March 1826 | Lieutenant in Ganges | ||
| 182? | Lieutenant in Blonde | ||
| 2 July 1827 | Commander in Pelican | ||
| 182? | Commander in Doterel | ||
| 9 August 1828 | 1 December 1828 | Captain in Pelican | |
| 8 September 1841 | 27 January 1845 | Private Secretary to Thomas, Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| 28 January 1845 | 22 May 1855 | Second Secretary to the Admiralty | |
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