Baron HolmPatrick

Baron HolmPatrick, of HolmPatrick in the County of Dublin,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours for the Lord Lieutenant of County Dublin and former Member of Parliament for County Dublin, Ion Hamilton. Both his father, James Hans Hamilton, and grandfather, Hans Hamilton, had represented this constituency in the British Parliament.[2]

As of 2016 the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1991. He was active on the Labour benches in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act 1999.

The family seat was Abbotstown House, near Castleknock, County Dublin.[2]

Barons HolmPatrick (1897)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Ion Henry James Hamilton (b. 1956).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his brother Hon. Evelyn William James Hamilton (b. 1961).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his only son Ross Andrew James Hamilton (b. 1990).

Coat of arms of Baron HolmPatrick
Crest
A demi-antelope Argent armed and unguled Or charged with a mullet Gules holding between the hoofs a human heart as in the arms.
Escutcheon
Gules a mullet Argent between three cinquefoils pierced Ermine on a chief Or a heart of the first.
Supporters
Dexter an antelope Argent attired Or sinister a lion Gules each having pendant from a collar flory counter-flory Or a shield Ermine charged with a heart Gules.
Motto
Qualis Ab Incepto [4]

References
  1. "No. 26878". The London Gazette. 30 July 1897. p. 4270.
  2. "Lord Holm Patrick". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 March 1898. p. 12.
  3. "Obituary: Lord HolmPatrick". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 September 1942. p. 6.
  4. Burke's Peerage. 1959.

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