Henry Hamilton (Irish politician)

The Honourable Henry Hamilton (1692–1743) was an Irish politician who sat in two Irish parliaments.

Birth and origins

Family tree

Henry Hamilton with wife, parents, and other selected relatives. Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier Sidney Vaughan James of Manorhamilton d. 1652 Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 Politician Henry 1692–1743 Mary Dawson d. 1770 Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 Sackville Hamilton 1732–1818 Politician Henry Hamilton c. 1734 – 1796 Governor Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Viscounts Boyne *d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Henry was born in February 1692, the third and youngest son of Gustavus Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Brooke. His father would in 1715 be ennobled as Baron Stackallan and in 1717 advanced to Viscount Boyne.

Henry's mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Brooke and his second wife, Anne St George. Brooke was knight of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, and governor of Donegal Castle. Henry had two brothers and one sister, who are listed in his father's article.

Honourable

On 20 October 1715, his father was created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. As son of a peer Hamilton acquired the style "The Honourable".

First term as MP

In the Irish election of 1715 the Henry Hamilton was elected as one of the two members of parliament (MPs) for St Johnstown Borough in the House of Commons of the only Irish Parliament of King George I. He held that seat during the entire duration of the parliament from 12 November 1715 to 11 June 1727 when it was dissolved by the king's death.

Marriage and children

On 27 October 1722, Hamilton married Mary Dawson, eldest daughter of Joshua Dawson.

Henry and Mary had five sons and two daughters. His third son Sackville was under-secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, while his fourth son Henry was governor of Bermuda and Dominica.

Second term as MP

Hamilton did not contest the Irish election of 1727, which was held for the only Parliament of King George II, which lasted from 14 November 1727 to 25 October 1760. However, in 1730 he contested and won the by-election for one of the two seats for County Donegal that resulted from the death of Alexander Montgomery on 19 December 1729. Hamilton sat for this county until his death in 1743 when he was replaced by Andrew Knox. His father and his two older brothers Frederick and Gustavus had also represented County Donegal in the House of Commons.

Death and timeline

He was Collector of the Port of Cork. Henry died on 3 June 1743.

Timeline
Age	Date	Event
0	1692, February	Born
10	1702, 8 Mar	Accession of Queen Anne, succeeding King William III
22	1714, 1 Aug	Accession of King George I, succeeding Queen Anne
23	1715, 20 Oct	Father created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. He becomes Honourable
23	1715, 12 Nov	Parliament 1715–1727 opened, he represented St Johnstown Borough
30	1722, 27 Oct	Married Mary Dawson.
35	1727, 11 Jun	Accession of King George II, succeeding King George I
37–38	1730	Won a by-election and represented County Donegal in the parliament 1727–1760
51	1743, 10 Jun	Died.

See also

• List of parliaments of Ireland

Notes and references

Sources

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