Hans Hamilton ( – 22 December 1822) was an

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. Hamilton sat for

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in the Irish House of Commons from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801 and was then appointed

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for 1803–04. He was subsequently elected to the

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for

, a seat he held until his death in December 1822. He was the first son of James Hamilton of Sheephill and Holmpatrick, Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench, and his first wife Hannah Phillips and the grandson of James Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Newry from 1723 and

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from 1727. He married Anne Mitchell and had five children. He died just before Christmas 1822, "of a most painful and tedious illness". His son

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and grandson Ion Trant Hamilton also represented County Dublin in Parliament. The latter was raised to the peerage as

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in 1897. It was said that a peerage had been his grandfather's dearest wish, but his efforts to obtain one were unsuccessful; he also lobbied hard for the advancement of his relatives.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * 1758 births 1822 deaths Irish MPs 1798–1800 High Sheriffs of County Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub