Hamilton-Dalrymple Baronets
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The Dalrymple, later Dalrymple-Hamilton, later Hamilton-Dalrymple Baronetcy, of North Berwick
North Berwick
The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the 19th century because of its two sandy bays, the East Bay and the...

 in the County of Haddington
Haddington, East Lothian
The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th...

, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 29 April 1697 for the Hon. Hew Dalrymple
Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick
Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick was a Scottish judge and politician.The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissary of Edinburgh; Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for New Galloway burgh from 1690, and for North Berwick burgh from 1702.Dalrymple was Dean...

, Lord President of the Court of Session
Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...

 under the judicial title of Lord North Berwick from 1698 to 1737. He was the third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair , Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire.-Biography:...

, and the brother of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple the Master of Stair was a Scottish noble who played a crucial role in the 1707 Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, that created the Kingdom of Great Britain....

, Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Cranstoun
Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet was the son of the jurist James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair .He is known for contributing to the debate over the Union between England and Scotland in his 'Collections Concerning the Scottish History '-References:*...

, and Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes
Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, 1st Baronet was a Scottish and British politician, Lord Advocate of Scotland, and eventually Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland....

. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Haddington and Haddingtonshire
Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Haddingtonshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918.-Boundaries:...

. The third Baronet represented Haddingtonshire in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire, Ayrshire
Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1868, when it was divided into North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire....

 and Haddington. He assumed the additional surname of Hamilton after that of Dalrymple. The fifth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Haddington. The eighth Baronet assumed the surname of Hamilton before that of Dalrymple. The tenth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian from 1987 to 2001.

Hew Dalrymple
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark
General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet was a British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar.-Military career:...

, grandson of the first Baronet, was created a Baronet in 1815 (see Dalrymple Baronets
Dalrymple Baronets
There have been several baronetcies created for people with the surname Dalrymple.-Creations:All creations were in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia unless otherwise mentioned.The first creation was on 2 June 1664, for James Dalrymple of Stair...

). Hew Elphinstone, second son of the first Baronet, was the grandfather of Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, who was created a Baronet in 1828 (see Elphinstone-Dalrymple Baronets
Elphinstone-Dalrymple Baronets
The Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, later Elphinstone-Dalrymple Baronetcy, of Horn and of Logie Elphinstone in the County of Aberdeen, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 January 1828 for Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone...

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Dalrymple, later Dalrymple-Hamilton, later Hamilton-Dalrymple Baronets, of Bargeny, North Berwick (1697)

  • Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
    Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick
    Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick was a Scottish judge and politician.The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissary of Edinburgh; Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for New Galloway burgh from 1690, and for North Berwick burgh from 1702.Dalrymple was Dean...

     (c. 1653-1737)
  • Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet MP for Haddington Burghs 1742-1747 and 1761-1768 and Haddingtonshire 1747-1761.Son of Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick...

     (1712-1790)
  • Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet was the Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire 1780-1786.He was the son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet....

     (1746-1800)
  • Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet
    Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton, 4th Baronet was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire 1795-1800, Ayrshire 1803-1807 and 1811-1818 and Haddington Burghs 1820-1826.He was the son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet....

     (1774-1834)
  • Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet
    Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet
    Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet MP for Haddington 1805-1806...

     (1780-1835)
  • Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 6th Baronet (1814-1887)
  • Sir John Warrender Dalrymple, 7th Baronet (1824-1888)
  • Sir Walter Hamilton-Dalrymple, 8th Baronet (1854-1920)
  • Sir Hew Clifford Hamilton-Dalrymple, 9th Baronet (1888-1959)
  • Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet (b. 1926)
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