Robert Hamilton (Ontario MPP)
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Robert Hamilton (1787–1856) was a merchant and political figure in
Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the ...
. He was born at Fort Niagara in 1787, the son of Robert Hamilton and brother of George Hamilton. He settled at Queenston where he was a merchant, farmer and shipbuilder. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the regional militia and became a
justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
in the
Niagara District The Niagara District was a historic district in Upper Canada. Created in 1798 from the Home District, it existed until 1849. Historic evolution The District was formed by an Act of the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1798, and was described as con ...
in 1823. He represented the 3rd riding of Lincoln in the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada. He died at Queenston in 1856.


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* ''Becoming Prominent: Regional Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'' J.K. Johnson (1989) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada 1787 births 1856 deaths People from Niagara-on-the-Lake Canadian justices of the peace {{UpperCanada-politician-stub