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John Hamilton
Born 1739   Died 1821  

Son of John Hamilton and Margaret Montgomery. Married to Lillias Montgomerie (1743-1827),1 with whom he had several children, including John Hamilton, who succeeded his father as Laird of Sundrum, and Alexander West Hamilton (d. 1837), who inherited the Belleisle estate in Ayr from his uncle Hugh Hamilton of Pinmore (1746-1816).

Boswell introduced Hamilton to Dr Johnson on August 15, 1773, in Edinburgh. He described Hamilton as "my neighbour in the country".

    Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785)

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.