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==Background and education==
==Background and education==
Hamilton is the second son of the [[John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell|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 Party (UK)|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]].
Hamilton is the second son of the [[John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell|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 Party (UK)|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]]. Hamilton is the younger brother of the [[James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell|4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell]], and was born at [[Beckington Castle]], [[Beckington]], [[Somerset]], which was then his parents' [[English country houses|country house]].<ref>'Births' column in ''The Times'', Friday, 2 January 1942, p. 1</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]].
 
He is the younger brother of the [[James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell|4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell]], and was born at [[Beckington Castle]], [[Beckington]], [[Somerset]], which was then his parents' [[English country houses|country house]].<ref>'Births' column in ''The Times'', Friday, 2 January 1942, p. 1</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
Hamilton was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] councillor in [[Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council|Kensington and Chelsea]] from 1968 to 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=1922 Elections Choses New Chairman (sic) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309103801/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/05/0520/tory.shtml |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=9 March 2025 |archive-url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/05/0520/tory.shtml |archive-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> He initially attempted to enter Parliament for [[Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Dagenham]] at the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February]] and [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|October 1974 elections]], but was defeated by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s veteran incumbent, [[John Parker (Labour politician)|John Parker]].
Hamilton was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] councillor in [[Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council|Kensington and Chelsea]] from 1968 to 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=1922 Elections Choses New Chairman (sic) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/05/0520/tory.shtml |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=9 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309103801/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/05/0520/tory.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2025}} [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/05/0520/tory.shtml Alt URL]</ref> He initially attempted to enter Parliament for [[Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Dagenham]] at the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February]] and [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|October 1974 elections]], but was defeated by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s veteran incumbent, [[John Parker (Labour politician)|John Parker]]. He won the seat of [[Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)|Epsom and Ewell]] at a [[1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election|1978 by-election]]. He held it until his retirement from Parliament in [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]].
 
He won the seat of [[Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)|Epsom and Ewell]] at a [[1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election|1978 by-election]]. He held it until his retirement from Parliament in [[2001 United Kingdom general election|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 (United Kingdom)|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 [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] 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 [[life peer]], 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>
During his parliamentary career, Hamilton 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 (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].


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


In March 2025 Hamilton told a House of Lords debate on the [[Holocaust Memorial Bill]]: "The Jewish community in Britain has an awful lot of money ... I do not understand why they should not pay for their own memorial." When challenged he told the chamber "the driving forces behind putting up this memorial are the Jewish people in this country. They are people who have property everywhere. I do not see why they should not fund it." After his words were condemned by the [[Antisemitism Policy Trust]] as "ill-judged, racist and false", Hamilton stated he wished to withdraw them and said: "My remarks were not intended to be antisemitic and I apologise unreservedly."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/05/conservative-peer-accused-of-using-antisemitic-tropes-in-lords-debate|title=Conservative peer accused of using antisemitic tropes in Lords debate|first=Peter|last=Walker|date=5 March 2025|work=The Guardian|accessdate=7 March 2025}}</ref>
Hamilton was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] 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 [[life peer]], 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. In March 2025, Hamilton made remarks during a House of Lords debate on the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Bill,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-25 |title=Holocaust Memorial Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-03-04/debates/30CB6E45-DE7C-4061-B963-1E2C5E011170/details#contribution-55F43634-30CD-4AFF-9319-B4AAAAE46604<!-- https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-03-04/debates/30CB6E45-DE7C-4061-B963-1E2C5E011170/HolocaustMemorialBill --> |access-date=2025-12-25 |website=hansard.parliament.uk |language=en}}</ref> which drew criticism; he later withdrew the comments and apologised.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |date=2025-03-05 |title=Conservative peer accused of using antisemitic tropes in Lords debate |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/05/conservative-peer-accused-of-using-antisemitic-tropes-in-lords-debate |access-date=2025-12-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hamilton is a [[bridge (game)|bridge]] player. He is a member of the Lords bridge team and the All Party Parliamentary Bridge Group.
Hamilton is a [[bridge (game)|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''. Anne is a sculptor and painter. The couple have three daughters and several grandchildren.{{cn|date=March 2025}} In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton married [[Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston|Dominic Johnson]], 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 [England] |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.
 
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''. Anne is a sculptor and painter. The couple have three daughters and several grandchildren.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
 
In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton married [[Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston|Dominic Johnson]], 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 [England] |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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Archibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, Script error: No such module "If empty". (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. Hamilton 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.[1] He was educated at Eton College.

Political career

Hamilton was a Conservative councillor in Kensington and Chelsea from 1968 to 1971.[2] 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, Hamilton 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.

Hamilton 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.

Hamilton was knighted in 1994.[3] 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.[4] Since 2015, he has sat on the Joint Committee for the National Security Strategy. In March 2025, Hamilton made remarks during a House of Lords debate on the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Bill,[5] which drew criticism; he later withdrew the comments and apologised.[6]

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. Anne is a sculptor and painter. The couple have three daughters and several grandchildren.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton married Dominic Johnson, financier, hedge fund manager, and government minister.[7] Hamilton sits in the House of Lords, and is a trustee of Supporting Wounded Veterans,[8] as well as being the president of the Lest We Forget Association.

Arms

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