Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet, (9 April 1926 – 26 December 2018) was a British soldier and
Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian, or Haddingtonshire.
*Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, 1716 – 28 November 1735
*George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale, 17 March 1794 – 9 August 1804
*Charles ...
.
Career
Hamilton-Dalrymple was educated at
Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition located in the village of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1802 as a boys' school, it is situated in the grou ...
and joined the
Grenadier Guards in 1944 at the age of 18. His last post was
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned ...
of the Grenadier Guards before he retired from the army in 1962, with the rank of
major. Subsequently he was Adjutant, later president of the Council, and finally Captain-General of the
Royal Company of Archers
The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland—a role it has performed since 1822 during the reign of King George IV when the company provided a per ...
(the Queen's ceremonial bodyguard for Scotland) and
Gold Stick for
Scotland 1996–2004. He was
Lord Lieutenant of
East Lothian 1987–2001.
Hamilton-Dalrymple was a landowner whose property included the
Bass Rock
The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass (), ( gd, Creag nam Bathais or gd, Am Bas) is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately offshore, and north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcani ...
island bird sanctuary (off
East Lothian) which has been in his family since 1706. He was vice-chairman of
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries 1983–86 and chairman of
Scottish American Investment Company
The Scottish American Investment Company is a publicly traded investment trust. It invests in a broad range of UK and international assets. The Scottish American Investment Company is managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, the Edinburgh-based ...
1985–91.
Marriage and family
In 1954, he married Lady Anne-Louise Mary Keppel (1932–2017), daughter of the
9th Earl of Albemarle. They had four sons, including the writer, historian, critic and broadcaster
William Dalrymple William Dalrymple may refer to:
* William Dalrymple (1678–1744), Scottish Member of Parliament
* William Dalrymple (moderator) (1723–1814), Scottish minister and religious writer
* William Dalrymple (British Army officer) (1736–1807), Scott ...
, and the cricketer
John Dalrymple.
References
Sources
DALRYMPLE, Sir Hew (Fleetwood) Hamilton- ''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2013
External links
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1926 births
2018 deaths
People educated at Ampleforth College
Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Grenadier Guards officers
Members of the Royal Company of Archers
Lord-Lieutenants of East Lothian
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Scottish justices of the peace
British Army personnel of World War II
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