Hamilton Baronets, of Haggs, Scotland (1670)
The Hamilton Baronetcy, of Haggs in Scotland, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 11 February 1670 for Alexander Hamilton. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in circa 1710.
- Sir Alexander Hamilton, 1st Baronet (died before 1700)
- Sir Alexander Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1710)
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