ABERCORN, DUKE & DUCHESS
Neg. No: (GP) B 3417
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: 27-04-1925

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Subject: 3rd Duke of Abercorn and family.

3rd Duke of Abercorn and family.

Sitters: (Left to right)

Front row

(1) James Edward Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton, later 4th Duke of Abercorn (1904-1979).

(2) Rosalind Cecilia Caroline, Duchess of Abercorn, née Bingham (1869-1958); only daughter of 4th Earl of Lucan; m. (1894) 4th Duke of Abercorn.

(3) James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953); 1st Governor of Northern Ireland 1922-1945

Back row

(3) Lord Claud David Hamilton (1907-1968); 2nd son of 3rd Duke of Abercorn; barrister.

Date: 27 April 1925.

Occasion: Coming of age celebrations for the Marquess of Hamilton.

Location: Barons Court, Newtown Stewart, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Descr: FL group.

Costume: -

Orders, Decorations & Medals: -

Furniture & Props: -

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., Belfast.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: (3rd Duke of Abercorn) Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 14 September 1953, p 10d; (Duchess of Abercorn) Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 20 January 1958, p 14c & 10 February 1958, p 14b; (4th Duke of Abercorn) Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 1979, p 16f; (Lord Claud D. Hamilton) Burke's Peerage; The Times, 21 February 1968, p 12g.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
James_Hamilton,_3rd_Duke_of_Abercorn

Occasion: The Queen, 6 May 1925, p 2.

Costume: -

Orders, Decorations & Medals:-

Reproduced: The Queen, 6 May 1925, p 2.

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