HAMILTON, ALEXANDER [SSNE 3927]
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Alexander Hamilton was the eldest son of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Fenton and Innerwick, East Lothian, (known in Scotland as 'Dear Sandy') [SSNE 380]. He served as a lieutenant colonel in Russia during the 1660s and obtained a birth-brief from the Privy Council of Scotland in 1670. In 1681 he was back in Scotland and petitioned for the rank of major in the militia.
Sources: Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd series, III, 1669-1672, pp.143-144; J.M. Hartley, Guide to Documents and Manuscripts in the UK relating to Russia, (1987), p.82; D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996).
Service record
- RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY
- Departed 1680-12-31, as LT. COLONEL
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- STUART KINGDOMS, STUART ARMY IN SCOTLAND
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY