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The title Earl of Haddington was created in 1627 for Sir Thomas Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland, Earl of Melrose. Hamilton wanted to replace "Melrose", the title having been created in 1619, with "Haddington". Therefore, King Charles I granted the Haddington Earldom, and the Melrose title was relinquished. Though the earldom of Haddington was created in 1627, it is, for the purposes of precedence, treated as if it were created in 1619- the date of the creation of the earldom of Melrose.The fifth Earl of Haddington, Charles, was married to a woman who held the Earldom of Rothes. The couple decided that it would be best to keep the titles separate; therefore, it was decided that the earldom of Rothes would go to their eldest son, while the earldom of Haddington would go to their younger son, from whom all future Earls of Haddington have descended.
The only subsidiary title held by the Earl is Lord Binning and Byres (created 1613), which is the courtesy title for the eldest son of the Earl.
Earls of Haddington ( 1627)
- Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington ( 1563- 1637)
- Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington ( 1600- 1640)
- Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington ( 1628- 1645)
- John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington ( 1626- 1669)
- Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington (c. 1650- 1685Events February 6 James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. February 18 Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas. June 20)
- Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington (c. 1680Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. July 8 The first confirmed tornado in America killed a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts. August 21 Pueblo Indians- 1735Events 16 April The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. August 4 Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditiou)
- Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington ( 1721Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November- 1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17)
- Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington ( 1753Events January 1 Britain and its colonies adopt the idea that 1st January should be New Year's Day, following adoption of the Gregorian calendar in September 1752. The concept was first conceived in 1582, but suffered from slow public adoption. April 5 Fo- 1828Events January 4 The Vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Comte de Villele as Prime Minister of France. January 22 The Duke of Wellington succeeds Lord Goderich as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He repeals the Test Act, emancipating all Catholics, and)
- Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of HaddingtonThomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington ( 21 June 1780 1 December 1858) was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He served as an MP from 1802 to 1827, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Melros of Tyninghame and inherited his grandfathe ( 1780- 1858)
- George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington ( 1802- 1870)
- George Baillie-Hamilton, 11th Earl of Haddington ( 1827- 1917)
- George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington ( 1894- 1986)
- John George Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington (b. 1941)
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