James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh

(1581 fl.)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Hamilton, James, of Bothwellhaugh (d. 1581x5), assassin LBT ID: JaHamil1581
SOURCES: DNB
The follower of Mary, queen of Scots who in 1571 assassinated the Regent, James Stewart, first Earl of Moray.
REFERENCES TO James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh: Walter Scott to Anna Seward, [16 August 1802] in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 2: ¶ 2 ¶ 3 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter X 1800-02 Found 1: ¶ 20 Chapter XI 1802-03