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 BELUAVENT. h. of Robert HAMU/rOS(») of Pressmennan (a Lord of Session, 1GS9, under the name uf Lord Pressmennan) by Marion Denhodm. Hia wife [to whom lie was indebted la his peerage) was Margaret, 1st da. (but not coheir) (*') of Sir Robert Hamilton, Bart. [S.] of Silverton-hill, by Anne, 2nd of the three daughters^) and coheirs of Jolin (H.i.hilto.n) 1st Loud I'uiui e.v ami Stextu.v [S.j abovenained. He was l>. 5 July 1050, and sue. to the Peerage, us above, in 1079. In 1896 he sue. Ins father in the estate uf Pressmounau. He promoted the accession of William III. to whom as well as to Queen Anne he was I'.G. In Aug. 1701 lie was a Commissioner of the Treasury, but was soon removed, being a zealous opponent of the Union [S.]. He was suspected (apparently without reason) of favouring the attempted invasion of .Scotland in I70S by the Chevalier, and was imprisoned in London. He if. directly after his release, 21 June 1708, iu his 52nd year.C) III. 1708. J. Jons (Hamilton) Loud Belhaven axb Stknton [S.J, s. and h. Kki: Peek [S.J 1118, Bent, of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales; Commander of a troop of Horse at Sheritlinuir, 13 Nov. 1715. Governor of Barbadoes, 1721, oil the voyage whereto he and 210 more perished by shipwreck, near the Lizard point. He hi. Anne, da. of Andrew Kihve of [Edinburgh, Merchant. She was buy., as "Mistress of Belhaven," 19 Aug. 1707 at Steuton. Funeral entry in Lyou ollice. He d. a widower, as above, 27 Nov. 1721. Adiiwn. 9 May 1722 to his son. IV. 1721. John (Hamilton) Loud Helhavfx and Stextox [S.] s. and h., General of the Mint, Commissioner for improvement of trade [S.J. He (/. num. 23 Aug. I7GI at Newcastle. V. 1761. 5. .Tames (Hamilton) Loud Belhaven and Stextox, 3rd and only stirv. br. and fa. Was an Advocate 172S, nssiatiint Solicitor to the Board of Customs 1733, Sheriff depute of co. Haddington 1717. He d. u mil. at Biel aboveuamed 23 Jan, 1777, when the heirs male of the body of the 2nd Lord became extinct, and the title, though wrongfully assumed, (°j became dormant. [VI. 1777( f ) G. Robert Hamilton of Wishaw, co. Lanark, as "iieir male whatsoever" of John, the 2nd Lord, (the patentee of 1075,) was entitled to be Loud Beliuvkn and Stenton [S.J, but never assumed that title. He was b. 3 May 1731 at Wishaw, being next surv. br. and h. to Charles H. of Wishaw (who d. unm. 13 Aug. 1703), both being sons of William H. of the same (by Bcthia, 1st da. of Charles Hamilton of Wetherley) which William was s. and U. of Robert H., 1st s. and h. ap. of William H., 3rd s., (but whose issue was heir male) of another William H., both of Wishaw afsd., which last named William was the ucxt >jst. br. to James H.( f ) of Barodevrth, (whose issue male was extinct iu 1777) the said ( B ) This Robert was 2nd s. of James Hamilton of Barncleuth, co. Lanark, who was s. of John H. of Udston, the br. of Margaret, mother of the 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton [S.] He was descended in the male line lrom Sir John H. of Cadzow, grandfather of James, a: Lokd Hamilton' [S.] 1445. ( b ) The descendants of her br. Sir Uoliert Hamilton, Bart. [S.J represent this line of Hamilton. See Tabular Pedigree, p. 307 ; note "a." (°j The eldest sister, Margaret, av. Sir Samuel Baillie of Lammgtou, and had issue, and the yst. Elizabeth (unm. and a minor Nov. 1656 see ante p. 306, note " c,") m. Alexander (Seton) 1st Viscount of Kingston [S.]. ( d ) In Macky's '< Memoirs of his secret service," p. 236, he is described "asarough, fat, black, noisy man, more like a Butcher than a Lord." ( e ) See note "g " (following) as to the assumption of this Peerage between 1777 ana 1796. ( r ) By the law of Scotland in the case of three or more brothers the next ^oioitfest »r. (and iioi the eldest br.) is heir at law. In contravention to this, however, William Hamilton, Capt. 44th l''oot, lineal descendant and h. male of John H. of Coltness, the eldest br. vi the above-named James H. of Barncleuth, assumed the title of tOT BblhaVEN and Stenton [S.] and voted as sack at the election of Scotch Peers in 1790. It was resolved however by the Committee for Privileges, 5 June 179o, that his vote was not good, which resolution was confirmed by the House of Lords. He d. on board ship iu the Downs, 19 Jan. 1796. Will pr., as " Lord Belhaven " Sep. 1796.