Charles Hamilton (13 November 1704 – 18 September 1786), styled The Honourable from birth, was a

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politician. He was a younger 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 ...

. Hamilton matriculated at

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on 4 November 1720. He received his BA in 1723. Hamilton represented

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in the

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between 1727 and 1760. He sat also for

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in the

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from 1741 to 1747. He was elected a

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in Mar 1747. Hamilton's first wife, whose name seems to be unknown, died young, leaving two daughters, Jane and Sarah. He later married Agnes Cockburn of Ayr, Scotland in 1764. She died in 1772, aged 39. He was the creator of

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Hamilton was forced to sell Painshill in 1773 as he was being pressed to repay loans to Henry Fox and Henry Hoare. Hamilton retired to Bath, living in a house in the Royal Crescent. He later purchased land on Lansdown Hill where he built a house, which still stands today, and a much admired garden. He died at his house on Lansdown Hill, Bath on 18 September 1786.

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* 1704 births 1786 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford British MPs 1741–1747 Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies Younger sons of earls Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Truro Fellows of the Royal Society {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub