The Honourable George Hamilton (c. 1697 – 3 May 1775) was a
British
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politician, the second son of
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC (Ire) ( – 1734) was a Scottish and Irish peer and politician. Appointed a groom of the bedchamber to Charles II after the his father's death in battle, he took the Williamite side at the Gloriou ...
.
He was twice
Member of Parliament
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for
Wells in the
British House of Commons. Between 1727 and 1761, he represented
St Johnstown (County Donegal) in the
Irish House of Commons
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. He was known for his love of planting.
In October 1719, he married Bridget Coward (d. 1775), by whom he had eleven children:
*Elizabeth Hamilton (born on 13 Nov 1720
), married first in 1754 John Cameron of Glenkinday, second the Comte de Fay.
*Bridget Hamilton (d. 3 April 1789), married the Rev. Thomas Finney on 7 Jan 1760 in Devon, England.
*George Hamilton (b. 1721), unmarried.
*Maria Hamilton (7 January 1725 – 22 July 1798), married first Francis March, second on 8 June 1756
William Beckford.
*The Ven. John Hamilton (1726 – 12 August 1756), unmarried, Archdeacon of Raphoe.
*Harriet Hamilton (d. 1787), married the Rev. William Peter.
*Frances Hamilton (d. 1752), married William Tooker, of Chilcompton, Somerset.
*Rachel Hamilton, married the Rev. Neville Walter.
*Col. William Hamilton (d. June 1793), unmarried.
*James Hamilton (d. 1797), died without issue.
*Charlotte Hamilton, unmarried.
References
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1690s births
1775 deaths
Irish MPs 1727–1760
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies
Younger sons of earls
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