Family and Education
b. 28 Jan. 1729, 1st surv. s. of William Hamilton, barrister, of Lincoln’s Inn, Mdx. by 1st w. Helen, da. of David Hay of Woodcockdale, Linlithgow. educ. Harrow 1742-5; L. Inn 1744; Oriel, Oxf. 1745. unm. suc. fa. 1754.
Offices Held
MP [I] 1761 – 68.
Commr. of Trade Apr. 1756 – Mar. 1761; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1761 – 64; chancellor of exchequer [I] May 1763–1784, when he exchanged the office for an Irish pension of £2,000 p.a.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Hampton Court, Mdx.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
HAMILTON, William Gerard (1729-96)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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