Charles Hamilton (MP)
Charles Hamilton (13 November 1704 – 18 September 1786), styled The Honourable from birth, was a British politician.
He was a younger son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn. Hamilton matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 4 November 1720. He received his BA in 1723.[1]
Hamilton represented
Hamilton's first wife, whose name seems to be unknown, died young, leaving two daughters, Jane and Sarah. He later married Agnes Cockburn of Ayr, Scotland in 1764. She died in 1772, aged 39.[3]
He was the creator of
Hamilton was forced to sell Painshill in 1773 as he was being pressed to repay loans to Henry Fox and Henry Hoare. Hamilton retired to Bath, living in a house in the Royal Crescent. He later purchased land on Lansdown Hill where he built a house, which still stands today, and a much admired garden.
He died at his house on Lansdown Hill, Bath on 18 September 1786.
References
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 10 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Honourable". www.parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-7112-3055-2.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
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