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Lord Frederic Spencer Hamilton (13 October 1856 - 11 August 1928) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, the sixth son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell. He was Second Secretary of the Diplomatic Service (1877-1884) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester South West (1885-1886) and North Tyrone (1892-1895). Lord Frederick also wrote the books "Here, There and Everywhere," "The Days Before Yesterday" and "Vanished Pomps of Yesterday."
This is the story of Sir Frederick Hamilton, an ambitious and boastful 17th-century Scottish nobleman who secured a grant of land during the Leitrim Plantation in 1620. Unlike many other grantees, Hamilton and his English wife, Sidney, took up residence on their estate and enlarged it through purchase or mortgage from their British and Irish neighbors. This adventurous and enterprising man raised a regiment to fight for Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years War in Germany, but later sought redress from the Swedish Council of State for the 'unlawful' disbandment of this regiment. From then on, he concentrated on consolidating his situation in Leitrim, where his impregnable castle at Manor...
"The Days Before Yesterday" by Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton is an autobiographical book that could be described as a travel log written by Hamilton. Reading about the adventures of other people, particularly those who came before us, is always fascinating, and Hamilton's mastery of words makes his book particularly interesting to read.