Hamilton Baronets - Hamilton Baronets, of Donalong and Neneagh (1660)

Hamilton Baronets, of Donalong and Neneagh (1660)

The Hamilton Baronetcy, of Donalong in the County of Tyrone and of Neneagh in the County of Tipperary, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in circa 1660 for the Hon. George Hamilton. He was the fourth son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn (see the Duke of Abercorn) and the younger brother of the first Baronet of West Port (see above). His grandson, the second Baronet, succeeded as sixth Earl of Abercorn in 1701. See Duke of Abercorn for further history of the title.

  • Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet (c. 1607–1679)
  • Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1661–1734) (succeeded as Earl of Abercorn in 1701)

see Duke of Abercorn for further succession

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