Hamilton Gorges (1737–1802)
Hamilton Gorges (1737 – 14 June 1802) was an Anglo-Irish 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 Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Meath.[1] Despite attempts by the establishment to bribe him, he did not support the Acts of Union 1800. He subsequently represented Meath in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until his death in June 1802.[2] His family had to sell much of his estate in order to pay his debts.
References
[edit]- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.92 (Retrieved 30 October 2022).
- ^ GORGES, Hamilton (1739–1802), of Kilbrew, co. Meath in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790–1820 (Retrieved 30 October 2022).
Categories:
- 1737 births
- 1802 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- 19th-century Anglo-Irish people
- High sheriffs of Meath
- Irish MPs 1790–1797
- Irish MPs 1798–1800
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Meath constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1801–1802