Английская Википедия:Henry Hamilton (Irish politician)

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

Birth and origins

Henry was born in February 1692,Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Henry's mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Brooke by his second wife, Anne St George. Brooke was knight of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, and governor of Donegal Castle.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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

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.Шаблон:Sfn Hamilton sat for this county until his death in 1743 when he was replaced by Andrew Knox.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn Henry died on 3 June 1743.

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

See also

• List of parliaments of Ireland

Notes and references

Sources

• Шаблон:Cite encyclopedia – 1771 to 1800
• Шаблон:Cite book
• Шаблон:Cite book – Ab-Adam to Basing (for Abercorn)
• Шаблон:Cite book – Bass to Canning (for Boyne)
• Шаблон:Cite book – Scotland and Ireland
• Шаблон:Cite book – (for timeline)
• Шаблон:Cite book
• Шаблон:Cite book
• Шаблон:Cite book
• Шаблон:Cite book – Viscounts