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Hamilton
Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (album), album based on the musical ** ''The Hamilton Mixtape'', album of music from the musical performed by various artists ** ''Hamilton'' (2020 film), a live film recording of the musical, featuring the original cast Hamilton may also refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilton (other), several Scottish, Irish and British peers, and some members of the judiciary, who may be referred to simply as ''Hamilton'' ** Clan Hamilton, an ancient Scottish kindred * Hamílton (footballer, born 1980), Togolese footballer * Lewis Hamilton (race driver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton (, ) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato, Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's List of cities in New Zealand, fourth most-populous city. Encompassing a land area of about , Hamilton is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area, which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngāruawāhia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge. In 2020, Hamilton was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. Hamilton is now considered the fastest growing city in the country. The area now covered by the city began as the site of several Māori people, Māori villages, including Kirikiriroa, from which the city takes its Māori name. By the time English settlers arrived, most of these villages, which sat beside the Waikato River, were abandoned as a result of the Invasion of Waikato and New Zealand land confiscations, land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during the Presidency of George Washington, presidency of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant. He was given a scholarship and pursued his education at Columbia College, Columbia University, King's College (now Columbia University) in New York City where, despite his young age, he was an anonymous but prolific and widely read pamphleteer and advocate for the American Revolution. He then served as an artillery officer in the American Revolutionary War, where he saw military action against the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, British Army in the New York and New Jersey campaign, served for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the List of Formula One driver records, records for most List of Formula One Grand Prix winners, wins (), List of Formula One polesitters, pole positions (), and List of Formula One driver records#Total podium finishes, podium finishes (), among List of career achievements by Lewis Hamilton#Records, others. Born and raised in Stevenage, Hamilton began his career in kart racing, karting aged six, winning several national titles and attracting the attention of Ron Dennis, who signed him to the McLaren Young Driver Programme, McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme in 1998. After winning the KF1, direct-drive Karting World Cup and Karting European Championship, European Championship in 2000, Hamilton progressed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton Harbour (formerly known as Burlington Bay) lies on the western tip of Lake Ontario, bounded on the northwest by the City of Burlington, on the south by the City of Hamilton, and on the east by Hamilton Beach (south of the Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway) and Burlington Beach (north of the channel). It is joined to Cootes Paradise by a narrow channel formerly excavated for the Desjardins Canal. Within Hamilton itself, it is referred to as "Hamilton Harbour", "The Harbour" and "The Bay". The bay is naturally separated from Lake Ontario by a sand bar. The opening in the north end was filled in and channel cut in the middle for ships to pass. The Port of Hamilton is on the Hamilton side of the harbour. History Hamilton Harbour was known among the Mississauga Anishinaabek as ''Wiikwedong'' simply meaning "at the Bay". Early Settlers to the area called the bay Lake Geneva. The bay was formally renamed Burlington Bay in 1792 by John Graves Simcoe, the first l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton (; ) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits south-east of Glasgow, south-west of Edinburgh and north of Carlisle. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde at its confluence with the Avon Water. Hamilton is the county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Lanarkshire and is the location of Lanark County Buildings, the headquarters of the modern Local government in Scotland, local authority of South Lanarkshire. The town itself has a population of around 55,000, which makes it the 9th largest List of towns and cities in Scotland by population#Localities, locality in Scotland, and anchors a defined List of towns and cities in Scotland by population#Settlements, settlement of 84,000 (including neighbouring Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston) which is the country's 8th largest. History The town of Hamilton was originally k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton (album)
''Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)'' is the cast album to the 2015 musical ''Hamilton''. The musical is based on the 2004 biography of Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The recording features the original Broadway cast, which includes Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Jonathan Groff, as well as ensemble members Jon Rua, Thayne Jasperson, Sydney James Harcourt, Ephraim Sykes, Ariana DeBose, and Sasha Hutchings. The recording achieved the largest first week sales for a digital cast album and is the highest-charting cast album since 1963. It was the highest-selling Broadway cast album of 2015 and peaked at number one on the Rap Albums chart, the first cast album to ever do so. After being certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2023, ''Hamilton'' became the best-selling cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hamilton Mixtape
''The Hamilton Mixtape'' is a 2016 mixtape album featuring assorted (and deleted) songs from the 2015 Broadway musical ''Hamilton'' performed by various artists, including Common, Kelly Clarkson, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Dessa, Miguel, Chance the Rapper, Nate Ruess, K’naan, Aloe Blacc, and the Roots. It was widely well received by critics. Background In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda began a project titled ''The Hamilton Mixtape'' that would eventually transform into the 2015 Broadway musical ''Hamilton''.Viagas, Robert"Beach Read to Broadway! How Lin-Manuel Miranda Turned a History Book into 'Hamilton'"Playbill, August 5, 2015 During the development of the musical production, Miranda frequently communicated that a "mixtape" of select songs from the show's score was being recorded. On November 3, 2016, Miranda announced on Twitter that the mixtape was complete and would be released on December 2, 2016. Preorders for the album began on November 4, 2016, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton (name)
The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the family some time before 1445. Contemporary Hamiltons are either descended from the original noble family, or descended from people named after the town. Scottish nobility * Duke of Hamilton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Douglas-Hamilton, the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk * Duke of Abercorn, a title in the Peerage of Ireland, the dukes having the surname Hamilton * Earl of Haddington, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the earls having the surname Bailie-Hamilton * Lord Belhaven and Stenton, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, the lords having the surname Hamilton * Baron Hamilton (other) * Lord Hamilton (other) * Clan Hamilton People with the surname Names borne by several notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Of Hamilton
The Town of Hamilton is a former Local government areas of Queensland, local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in north-eastern Brisbane. History The ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' established Divisional Boards as a form of local government for area outside the boundaries of recognised municipalities. The Kedron Division was one of those initially established on 11 November 1879, but on 3 November 1883 the Toombul Division was separated from the Kedron Division. Following agitation by Toombul board member Andrew Lang Petrie, the Hamilton Division was then separated from the Toombul Division on 2 October 1890 and Petrie become its first chairman. In 1902, the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced all divisions with towns and shires, creating the Shire of Hamilton on 31 March 1903. In 1904, it was proclaimed the Town of Hamilton. In 1925, it was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane. Hamilton Town Hall The Hamilton Town Hall, Brisbane, Hamilton Town Hall was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton (New Zealand Electorate)
Hamilton is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate that existed from 1922 to 1969. The electorate covered the urban area of the city of Hamilton. In 1969, the city was part of two rural electorates, and . For the 1972 election, the nature of Hamilton East changed to urban, and the electorate complements it to form a second urban electorate. Five members of parliament have served the Hamilton electorate over its 47 years of existence. Two of them died in office, and both deaths caused by-elections. Population centres In the 1922 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained one electorate from the South Island due to faster population growth. The electorate was abolished, and the Hamilton electorate was created for the first time. For the purposes of the country quota, the initial electorate was classed as two thirds urban and one third rural, and covered the city of Hamilton. Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Island (Nunavut)
The uninhabited Hamilton Island is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ..., Canada. It is a member of the Arctic Archipelago and lies in the Parry Channel, north of Russell Island, and southwest of Young Island. References External links Hamilton Island (Nunavut)in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Ontario (township)
Hamilton Township is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. It surrounds the Town of Cobourg. The township was named after Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1782 to 1785. Communities *Baltimore * Bewdley * Camborne *Cold Springs *Gores Landing *Harwood *Plainville () *Precious Corners () Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Hamilton Township had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): *English as first language: 94.0% *French as first language: 1.1% *English and French as first lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
