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Gavin Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews) Gavin Hamilton was an early modern Scottish prelate, coadjutor of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews, and Archbishop of St. Andrews. Gavin was the son of James Hamilton of Raploch. He had been Abbot of Kilwinning. In 1555, he was appointed as the ...

(died 1571), archbishop of St Andrews *

Gavin Hamilton (bishop of Galloway) Gavin Hamilton (1561 – 1612), bishop of Galloway, was the second son of John Hamilton of Orbiston, Lanarkshire. The father, descended from Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, fell at the battle of Langside, fighting for Mary, Queen of Scots (13 May ...

(1561–1612), bishop of Galloway *

Gavin Hamilton (artist) Gavin Hamilton (1723, Lanarkshire – 4 January 1798, Rome) was a Scottish neoclassical history painter, who is more widely remembered for his searches for antiquities in the neighbourhood of Rome. These roles in combination made him an arbi ...

(1723–1798), Scottish artist *

Gavin Hamilton (lawyer) Gavin Hamilton was one of Robert Burns's closest friends and a patron. The first ' Kilmarnock Edition' of his poems were dedicated to Gavin Hamilton. Life and character He was born in 1751 in Mauchline, Scotland. His father, John Hamilton of Ky ...

(1751–1805), Friend of Robert Burns *

Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an ep ...

(1872–1952), British politician *

Gavin Hamilton (British Army officer) Captain Gavin John Hamilton, MC (15 May 1953 – 10 June 1982) was a British Army infantry soldier. He was the Officer Commanding 19 (Mountain) Troop, D Squadron, 22 Special Air Service during the Falklands War when he was killed in action behin ...

(1953–1982), SAS officer killed in Falklands War *

Gavin Hamilton (cricketer) Gavin Mark Hamilton (born 16 September 1974) is a Scottish former cricketer who played One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for Scotland and one Test match for England. Life and career He began his senior career in 1993, taking 5� ...

(born 1974), Scottish cricketer

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