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'''Archibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC}} (born 30 December 1941) is a British ] politician. A member of the House of Lords, he served as ] under John Major.
Hamilton was a ] ] for ] from ] to ]. He served as a junior minister at the ] from ] to ], and later became chairman of the ].


==Background and education==
On ] ] it was announced that he would be created a ], and the peerage was gazetted on ] ] as '''Baron Hamilton of Epsom''', of West Anstey in the County of Devon.
Hamilton is the second son of the ], a ] to the Queen. The title was created for Hamilton's great-grandfather, ], who was a ] politician, and was inherited by his second son, ], also a Liberal politician, before passing to his nephew, Hamilton's father. His mother, Rosemary Coke, was a daughter of Major Sir John Spencer Coke, son of ]; her maternal grandfather was ].


He is the younger brother of the ], and was born at ], ], ], which was then his parents' ].<ref>'Births' column in ''The Times'', Friday, 2 January 1942, p. 1</ref> He was educated at ].
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==Political career==
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Hamilton was a ] councillor in ] from 1968 to 1971. He initially attempted to enter Parliament for ] at the ] and ], but was defeated by ]'s veteran incumbent, ].
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He won the seat of ] at a ]. He held it until his retirement from Parliament in ].
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During his Parliamentary career he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Energy (1979–81) and Transport (1981–82). From 1982 to 1984, he was Assistant Conservative Whip. In 1984 he became Lord Commissioner to HM Treasury, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 to 1987, Hamilton was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the ].

He also served as PPS to Prime Minister ] (1987–88), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Armed Forces Minister, 1988–93) and was created a ] in 1991. He was Chairman of the ] from 1997 to 2001.

Whilst an MP, he sat on the ] (regarding Ethics of the Lords and Commons) in 1996. From 1994 to 1997, he also served on the ].

He was ] in 1994.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53741 |date=22 July 1994 |page=10497}}</ref> On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a ], and the peerage was gazetted on 17 June 2005 as '''Baron Hamilton of Epsom''', of West Anstey in the County of Devon.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=57681 |date=22 June 2005 |page=8113}}</ref>

Since 2015, he has sat on the Joint Committee for the National Security Strategy.

==Personal life==
Hamilton is a ] player. He is a member of the Lords bridge team and the All Party Parliamentary Bridge Group.

In 1968, he married Anne Catherine Napier (born 1940), daughter of the late Commander Trevylyan Michael Napier DSC, RN. (1901-30 August 1940) and poet and author Priscilla Hayter (1908–98), who produced books about Napier ancestors, poetry and an autobiography, ''A Late Beginner'', which is still in print. Anne is an accomplished sculptor and painter. The couple have three daughters and six grandchildren, including Archie's personal favourite, Arthur.

In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton married ], financier, hedge fund manager, and government minister.<ref name="Debrett">{{cite book |title=Debrett's peerage & baronetage : comprises information concerning the royal family, the peerage and baronetage. |date=2012 |publisher=Debrett's |location=Richmond, Surrey |isbn=9781870520805 |page=638 |edition=147th }}</ref>

Hamilton sits in the House of Lords, and is a trustee of Supporting Wounded Veterans <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supportingwoundedveterans.com/executive-trustees|title=Supporting Wounded Veterans|website=SWV|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> as well as being the president of the Lest We Forget Association.

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|motto = Modo Ludos<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage |date=2019 |page=2880}}</ref>}}

==References==
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== External links ==
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The Right HonourableThe Lord Hamilton of EpsomPC
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
In office
25 July 1988 – 27 May 1993
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byIan Stewart
Succeeded byJeremy Hanley
Member of Parliament
for Epsom and Ewell
In office
27 April 1978 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byPeter Rawlinson
Succeeded byChris Grayling
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 June 2005
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1941-12-30) 30 December 1941 (age 82)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
PortfolioTrustee of Supporting Wounded Veterans, President of the Lest We Forget Association

Archibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, PC (born 30 December 1941) is a British Conservative Party politician. A member of the House of Lords, he served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces under John Major.

Background and education

Hamilton is the second son of the 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, a Lord-in-waiting to the Queen. The title was created for Hamilton's great-grandfather, John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, who was a Liberal politician, and was inherited by his second son, Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, also a Liberal politician, before passing to his nephew, Hamilton's father. His mother, Rosemary Coke, was a daughter of Major Sir John Spencer Coke, son of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester; her maternal grandfather was Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham.

He is the younger brother of the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, and was born at Beckington Castle, Beckington, Somerset, which was then his parents' country house. He was educated at Eton College.

Political career

Hamilton was a Conservative councillor in Kensington and Chelsea from 1968 to 1971. He initially attempted to enter Parliament for Dagenham at the February and October 1974 elections, but was defeated by Labour's veteran incumbent, John Parker.

He won the seat of Epsom and Ewell at a 1978 by-election. He held it until his retirement from Parliament in 2001.

During his Parliamentary career he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Energy (1979–81) and Transport (1981–82). From 1982 to 1984, he was Assistant Conservative Whip. In 1984 he became Lord Commissioner to HM Treasury, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 to 1987, Hamilton was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence.

He also served as PPS to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1987–88), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Armed Forces Minister, 1988–93) and was created a Privy Councillor in 1991. He was Chairman of the 1922 Committee from 1997 to 2001.

Whilst an MP, he sat on the Standards and Privileges Committee (regarding Ethics of the Lords and Commons) in 1996. From 1994 to 1997, he also served on the Intelligence and Security Committee.

He was knighted in 1994. On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and the peerage was gazetted on 17 June 2005 as Baron Hamilton of Epsom, of West Anstey in the County of Devon.

Since 2015, he has sat on the Joint Committee for the National Security Strategy.

Personal life

Hamilton is a bridge player. He is a member of the Lords bridge team and the All Party Parliamentary Bridge Group.

In 1968, he married Anne Catherine Napier (born 1940), daughter of the late Commander Trevylyan Michael Napier DSC, RN. (1901-30 August 1940) and poet and author Priscilla Hayter (1908–98), who produced books about Napier ancestors, poetry and an autobiography, A Late Beginner, which is still in print. Anne is an accomplished sculptor and painter. The couple have three daughters and six grandchildren, including Archie's personal favourite, Arthur.

In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton married Dominic Johnson, financier, hedge fund manager, and government minister.

Hamilton sits in the House of Lords, and is a trustee of Supporting Wounded Veterans as well as being the president of the Lest We Forget Association.

Arms

Coat of arms of Archie Hamilton
Coronet
Coronet of a baron
Crest
An antelope Proper armed and unguled Or.
Escutcheon
Gules an annulet Or between three cinquefoils Ermine pierced of the field a bordure of the second.
Supporters
Dexter a wildman Proper wreathed about the head and waist with laurel Proper and holding over the dexter shoulder a club Or sinister an antelope as matriculated in June 2008 in Scotland Proper armed unguled and gorged with a coronet attached thereto a chain reflexed over the back Or.
Motto
Modo Ludos

References

  1. 'Births' column in The Times, Friday, 2 January 1942, p. 1
  2. "No. 53741". The London Gazette. 22 July 1994. p. 10497.
  3. "No. 57681". The London Gazette. 22 June 2005. p. 8113.
  4. Debrett's peerage & baronetage : comprises information concerning the royal family, the peerage and baronetage (147th ed.). Richmond, Surrey : Debrett's. 2012. p. 638. ISBN 9781870520805.
  5. "Supporting Wounded Veterans". SWV. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 2880.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byPeter Rawlinson Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell
1978–2001 		Succeeded byChris Grayling
Government offices
Preceded byMichael Alison Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
1987–1988 		Succeeded byMark Lennox-Boyd
Political offices
Preceded byIan Stewart Minister of State for the Armed Forces
1988–1993 		Succeeded byJeremy Hanley
Preceded byMarcus Fox Chairman of the 1922 Committee
1997–2001 		Succeeded byMichael Spicer
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Gentlemen
Baron Hamilton of Epsom 		Followed byThe Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Chairmen of the 1922 Committee
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