13 Facts About Archie Hamilton

Archie Hamilton is the second son of the 3rd Baron Archie Hamilton of Dalzell, a Lord-in-waiting to the Queen.

Archie Hamilton's mother, Rosemary Coke, was a daughter of Major Sir John Spencer Coke, son of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester; her maternal grandfather was Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham.

Archie Hamilton is the younger brother of the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, and was born at Beckington Castle, Beckington, Somerset, which was then his parents' country house.

Archie Hamilton was a Conservative councillor in Kensington and Chelsea from 1968 to 1971.

Archie Hamilton initially attempted to enter Parliament for Dagenham at the February and October 1974 elections, but was defeated by Labour's veteran incumbent, John Parker.

Archie Hamilton won the seat of Epsom and Ewell at a 1978 by-election.

Archie Hamilton held it until his retirement from Parliament in 2001.

From 1986 to 1987, Archie Hamilton was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence.

Archie Hamilton served as PPS to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and was created a Privy Councillor in 1991.

Archie Hamilton was Chairman of the 1922 Committee from 1997 to 2001.

Archie Hamilton is a member of the Lords bridge team and the All Party Parliamentary Bridge Group.

In 2006, their youngest daughter Alice Rose Alethea Archie Hamilton married Dominic Johnson, financier, hedge fund manager, and government minister.

Archie Hamilton sits in the House of Lords, and is a trustee of Supporting Wounded Veterans as well as being the president of the Lest We Forget Association.