Hamilton Gorges (1737 – 14 June 1802) was an

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politician. Gorges was the son of Richard Gorges and Elizabeth Fielding. In 1770 he was High Sheriff of Meath. Between 1792 and 1800, he sat in the

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as the Member of Parliament for

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. Despite attempts by the establishment to bribe him, he did not support the

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. He subsequently represented

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in the

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from 1801 until his death in June 1802.GORGES, Hamilton (1739–1802), of Kilbrew, co. Meath i
''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790–1820''
(Retrieved 30 October 2022). His family had to sell much of his estate in order to pay his debts.

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