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The extraordinary strength of Lord Tweeddale’s constitution, invigorated as it was by athletic exercises, in which he was a great
adept, bade fair, notwithstanding his great age, to prolong his life a good many years beyond the period at which it was
unexpectedly brought to a close through the effects of an unfortunate accident. After having been undressed by his valet, he was left
alone in his room, and, rising from his chair to ring his bell, he fell between the fender and the fire, and was severely burned on the
back. For a time he seemed likely to recover from the effects of this accident, but the shock had been too great for his enfeebled
vitality, and his strength gradually sank till he quietly passed away, 10th October, 1876, in the ninetieth year of his age.
The Marquis was the father of six sons and seven daughters, six of whom were married. The eldest daughter was the Marchioness
of Dalhousie; the fifth is the Dowager-Duchess of Wellington, and was a great favourite of her illustrious father-in-law; the youngest
is the wife of the present Sir Robert Peel. George, Earl Gifford, the eldest son of the Marquis, was a man of great ability. He was for
some time Member of Parliament for Totness, but his invincible shyness prevented him from taking a prominent part in the debates
of the House. The illness of which he died, in 1863, was caused by his exertions to save the life of a workman who was in imminent
danger of being crushed by a tree which he was cutting down in the vicinity of the ruins of the old castle. Shortly before his death,
Lord Gifford married the Dowager-Baroness Dufferin, one of the beautiful Sheridans.
Lord Tweeddale’s second son, ARTHUR, Viscount Walden, succeeded him as ninth Marquis. He died, 29th December, 1878,
leaving no issue.
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Bro Dr Burnes arrived in Bombay towards the end of December 1837 and on 1st January 1838 opened and established the
Provincial Grand Lodge of Western India and its Dependencies, under Scotland and appointed his Office-Bearers. It may be of
interest to know that Bro Burnes' great grandfather was an uncle of Scotland's famous poet, Robert Burns.
A second Scottish Province of Eastern India was subsequently erected, with the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Governor of Madras
as the Provincial Grand Master. On the retirement of the Marquis of Tweeddale, this Provincial Grand Lodge was absorbed under
the jurisdiction of Bro Dr Burnes, who in 1846 became the Provincial Grand Master having jurisdiction all over India and Aden, but
with the premise, that this appointment was not to act in restraint of any future sub-division of the Presidencies.
54. Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon 1820-22
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Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a
Scottish politician.
Hamilton's political career began in 1802, when he became MP for Lancaster. He remained in the House of Commons until 1806,
when he was appointed to the Privy Council; additionally, he was Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire from 1802 to 1852. He received the
numerous titles at his father's death in 1819. He was Lord High Steward at King William IV's coronation in 1831 and Queen
Victoria's coronation in 1838. He became a Knight of the Garter in 1836.
Hamilton had a strong interest in Ancient Egyptian mummies, and was so impressed with the work of mummy expert Thomas
Pettigrew that he arranged for Pettigrew to mummify him after his death. In accordance with his wishes, Hamilton's body was
mummified after his death in 1852, and placed in a sarcophagus on his estate.
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< Portrait of Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852), painted c.1842 by Sir Daniel McNee
(1806-1882), formerly hanging in Hamilton Palace, South Lanarkshire, now at Lennoxlove, East
Lothian
As a young man Alexander spent several years on the Continent, studying the arts. In 1801 he
returned home. Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire and Colonel of the Militia in 1802, he
was elected M.P. for Lancaster in 1803 and appointed a Privy Councillor.
Called to the House of Lords in 1806 as Baron Dutton he was appointed by Fox as Ambassador to
Russia, but was recalled in 1807 on a change of government. After travelling in Russia and Poland
he returned to Scotland in 1808.
Succeeding to the Dukedom in 1819 he greatly enlarged Hamilton
Palace and built the Mausoleum which still stands. Known as 'El
Magnifico' he filled the palace with art treasures and an extensive
library.
Portrait of Susan Beckford, Duchess of Hamilton (1786 -1859)
Painted c.1845 by Willis Maddox (1813-1853) >
Susan Euphemia Beckford was the second daughter and heir of the immensely wealthy William
Beckford of Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire. In 1810 she married her distant cousin, Alexander, 10th Duke
of Hamilton.
Herself a pianist of some ability, she was a patroness of the arts, and many notable performers,
including Frederic Chopin, played at Hamilton Palace.
She had two children, William Alexander Anthony Archibald, born 1811, who succeeded as 11th Duke in 1852, and Lady Susan
Hamilton. She died in 1859.
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Sir Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton was born on 3 October 1767 in St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England.
He was the son of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Harriet Stewart. He was baptised on 1 November 1767 in
St. James's, Westminster, London, England. He married Susan Euphemia Beckford, daughter of William Beckford and Lady
Margaret Gordon, on 26 April 1810 in London, England. He died on 18 August 1852 at age 84 in 12 Portman Square, London,
England.
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