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Douglas Hamilton was a British Indian Army officer.

Douglas Hamilton British Indian Army general

General Douglas Hamilton was a British Indian Army officer, gazetted to the 21st Regiment of the Madras Native Infantry from 1837 to 1871. He was a well known surveyor of the early British hill stations in South India and a famous sportsman, shikari, big-game hunter and trophy collector. He was an acute observer of nature and a gentleman. He legitimately shot more game in the Nilgiri Hills than any other sportsman.

Douglas Hamilton may also refer to:

Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton British noble

Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, 5th Duke of Brandon and 2nd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon, was a Scottish peer, nobleman, and politician.

Douglas Hamilton was a Reuters foreign correspondent.

Dougie Hamilton Canadian ice hockey player

Douglas "Dougie" Jonathan Hamilton, Jr. is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hamilton was selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Hamilton played for the Bruins for three seasons before he was traded to the Calgary Flames in the 2015 off-season. He would play with the Flames for three seasons before he was dealt to the Hurricanes in 2018.

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Douglas-Hamilton Wikimedia disambiguation page

Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656. Anne was Duchess in her own right and head of the "House of Hamilton". William was a younger son of the Marquess of Douglas.

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Earl of Selkirk Wikimedia list article

Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Its descent is subject to unusual provisions.

Duke of Hamilton title in the Peerage of Scotland

Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage, and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas. The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and many places around the world are named after members of the Hamilton family. The Ducal family's surname, originally "Hamilton", is now "Douglas-Hamilton". Since 1711, the Dukedom has been held together with the Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the Dukes since that time have been styled Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, along with several other subsidiary titles.

Hamilton Academical F.C. association football club

Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park.

James Douglas may refer to:

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas British politician

James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas,, briefly The 11th Earl of Selkirk and previously styled Lord James Douglas-Hamilton as a younger son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, is a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West and then as Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians. Since 1997 he has been a member of the House of Lords as a life peer.

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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.

George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician

Group Captain George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician.

Clan Douglas

The Douglases are an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands.

Douglas Park

Douglas Park was a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the home ground of Hamilton Academical from 1888 to 1994.

James Hamilton may refer to:

Douglas Stuart is the name of:

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton may refer to:

Alexander or Alex Douglas may refer to:

Iain Hamilton may refer to:

The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town.

Hamilton may refer to:

Doug Hamilton may refer to:

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