Talk:Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton

Resting place
The 10th Duke was not buried at Hamilton Palace. He commissioned an imposing mausoleum for his final resting-place and acquired the sarcophagus of an Egyptian princess in which he was to be placed. It became apparent that there was a considerable difference in height between the good Duke and the unfortunate princess who was to give up her coffin for him. The only way that they could stuff the old man into the available space was to cut his legs off at the knees. And so they did! The coffins of the 10th Duke and his ancestors were later removed after subsidence and flooding from the River Clyde affected the mausoleum, and were re-buried in Hamilton's Bent Cemetery. Shipsview (talk) 08:56, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
 * The story about the legs was repeated this week in The Unbelievable Truth (radio show) but that's not WP:RS.  Tigerboy1966  09:27, 27 January 2015 (UTC)


 * A true one though. Disinterring the sarcophagus was looked at in the mid-20thc. but the inheritance tax liability on Pabasa's coffin returning to the surface and becoming an asset of the Hamiltons, would have been enormous! So poor old 'Il Magnifico', and his vanity, are still in the good soil of Lanarkshire! Brendandh (talk) 11:24, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Clearances
This article lacks any mention of his Clearances of Arran. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 23:27, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Robert Edward Hamilton (Ham)
Ham born 1979 in Ohio. Was in the US military from 1998 to 2005. Ham is currently a Law Enforcement Officer. Ham was voted Officer of the year 2019-2020.

A descendent of Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency. 47.200.187.227 (talk) 12:31, 2 November 2023 (UTC)