Frederick Hamilton (Donegal politician)

Frederick Hamilton
Frederick Hamilton
Died	13 December 1715
Spouse(s)	Sophia Hamilton
Issue; Detail	Gustavus & others
Father	Gustavus, 1st Viscount Boyne
Mother	Elizabeth Brooke

The Right Honourable Frederick Hamilton (c. 1663 – 1715) was an Irish politician who represented County Donegal in three Irish parliaments. He was also heir apparent to his father, Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne. He predeceased him but his son succeeded as the 3rd viscount.

Birth and origins

Family tree

Frederick Hamilton with wife, parents and other selected relatives.^[a]

Frederick
1590–1647
Soldier

Sidney
Vaughan

James of
Manor-
hamilton
d. 1652

Gustavus
1st
Viscount
1642–1723

Elizabeth
Brooke
d. 1721

Frederick
c. 1663 – 1715
d.v.p.*

Sophia
Hamilton
d. 1748

Gustavus
c. 1685 – 1735
Politician

Gustavus
2nd
Viscount
1710–1746

Frederick
3rd
Viscount
1710–1746

Richard
4th
Viscount
1724–1789

Legend

XXX

Subject of
the article

XXX

Viscounts
Boyne

*d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Frederick was born before 1686 in Ireland.

House of Hamilton.^[5]

Frederick'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.^[6]^[7] Frederick had two brothers and one sister, who are listed in his father's article.

First term as MP

During the 1st Irish Parliament of Queen Anne (21 September 1703 – 6 May 1713), Hamilton became a member of parliament (MP) by winning the 1707 by-election for one of the two seats for County Donegal. This by-election resulted from the death of the incumbent Henry Conyngham,^[8] in January 1706 in the Battle of St Estevan of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714).^[9] Hamilton's father already held the other of the two seats of the constituency.^[10]

Marriage and children

On 1 September 1707, Hamilton married Sophia Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton of Tollymore, near Newcastle, County Down, and sister of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil of the second creation.^[11]^[12]

Frederick and Sophia had two sons:

Gustavus (1710–1746), succeeded his grandfather as the 2nd Viscount Boyne^[13]
James (died 1740), a lieutenant in the navy^[14]

—and two daughters:

Anne (born 1712), died young^[15]
Elizabeth (born 1715), died young^[15]

Vice-admiral of Ulster

In 1710 Hamilton became

vice-admiral of Ulster when his father passed this office to him. Hamilton then held it until his death in 1710 when it reverted to his father. This office was a sine cure as Ireland had no navy.^[16]

Second term as MP

Hamilton was again elected as MP for County Donegal in the Irish general elections held in 1713 for the second Irish parliament of Queen Anne (1713–1714).[17] This parliament was dissolved by the queen's death.

Third term as MP

On 3 October 1715 Hamilton was sworn of the

Irish Privy Council.^[18] In November 1715 he was elected for a last time as MP, again for County Donegal, in the general election for the only Irish parliament of King George I.^[19] That parliament lasted from 12 November 1715 to 11 June 1727, but Frederick died on 10 December 1715, after not even a month's service. He was replaced by his younger brother Gustavus.^[20]

Death, succession, and timeline

Hamilton died on 10 December 1715, predeceasing his father,[21] who would die in 1723,^[22] and his mother, who would die in 1721.^[23] At the time of Frederick's death his father had just been ennobled as Baron Stackallan and was not yet Viscount Boyne. Hamilton therefore was an heir apparent without a courtesy title as his father had no subsidiary title. His father was succeeded by Frederick's son Gustavus as the 2nd Viscount Boyne.^[24]

Timeline
As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages.
Age	Date	Event
0	1686, estimate	Born in Ireland.^[b]
2–3	1689, 13 Feb	Accession of Mary, succeeding King James II^[25]
15–16	1702, 8 Mar	Accession of Queen Anne, succeeding King William III^[26]
20–21	1707	Elected as MP for County Donegal.^[27]
20–21	1707, 1 Sep	Married Sophia Hamilton, sister of the Earl of Clanbrassil.^[11]
26–27	1713	Re-elected as MP for County Donegal.^[17]
27–28	1714, 1 Aug	Accession of King George I, succeeding Queen Anne^[28]
26–27	1715	Re-elected as MP for County Donegal.^[19]
28–29	1715, 20 Oct	Father created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan.^[3]
28–29	1715, 10 Dec	Died.^[21]

Notes and references

Notes

^ This family tree is partly derived from the Abercorn pedigree pictured in Cokayne.^[1] Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.
^ ^a ^b He was born before 1786 as he must have been at least 21 when elected MP in 1707.

Citations

^ Cokayne 1910, p. 4. "Tabular pedigree of the Earls of Abercorn"
^ Burke & Burke 1915, p. 315, right column. "1. Elizabeth, m. [married] Gustavus, 1st Viscount Boyne."
^ ^a ^b Cokayne 1912, p. 266, line 34. "He was on 20 October 1715, cr. [created] Baron Hamilton of Stackallan [I. [Ireland] ]."
^ Cokayne 1912, p. 266, line 35. "... was cr. [created] on 20 Aug. 1717, Viscount Boyne in the province of Leinster [I. [Ireland] ]."
^ Lodge 1789, p. 172, line 1. "This noble branch of the house of Hamilton derives from Sir Frederick, the fifth and youngest son of Claud Lord Paisley ..."
^ Debrett 1828, p. 765 line 26. "... m. [married] Elizabeth, da. [daughter] of Sir Henry Brooke, of Brooke's Borough, County Fermanagh, knt., and by her had issue ..."
^ Lodge 1789, p. 178, line 3. "He [Gustavus] married Elizabeth, second daughter of Sir Henry Brooke of Brooke's Borough in the county of Fermanagh, Knt. ..."
^ House of Commons 1878, p. 645, Donegal, line 3. "Frederick Hamilton, esq., in place of H. Cunningham, deceased / Donegal County"
^ Dalton 1896, p. 183, Note 2. "Killed at the battle of St. Estevan, in Spain, in Jan. 1706."
^ House of Commons 1878, p. 645, Donegal, line 1. "Gustavus Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"
^ ^a ^b Burke & Burke 1915, p. 289, right column, line 48. "Frederick, m. [married] 1 September 1707, Sophia, sister of the 1st Earl of Cranbrassil (sic) and dau. [daughter] of James Hamilton, of Tollymore."
^ Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 5. "Frederick Hamilton, Esq. the eldest son, on 1 Sep. 1707 married Sophia, eldest sister to James, Lord Viscount Limerick ..."
^ Debrett 1828, p. 765. "Gustavus, 2nd viscount, b. [born] 1710 d. [died] unm. [unmarried] 20 April 1746, and was succeeded by his cousin."
^ Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 10. "James, made Lieutenant of a ship of war 3 September 1741, died in November 1744, onboard the fleet in the Mediterranean;"
^ ^a ^b Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 12. "Anne, baptized 6 May 17 12, and Elizabeth born in 171 5, both died young"
^ "Institute of Historical Research - Vice Admirals of the Coasts from 1660". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b House of Commons 1878, p. 649. "Frederick Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"
^ E.M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. IV, p. 329.
^ ^a ^b House of Commons 1878, p. 652 above. "Frederick Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"
^ House of Commons 1878, p. 652 below. "Gustavus Hamilton, esq., in the room of Frederick Hamilton, esq., deceased. / Donegal County"
^ ^a ^b Cokayne 1912, p. 267. "... [Frederick] d. v.p. 10 Dec. 1715."
^ Lodge 1789, p. 176, line 11. "... departed this life 16 September 1723, in the 84 year of his age ..."
^ Cokayne 1912, p. 267, line 3. "... she [Elizabeth] d. [died] at Stackallan, County Meath, 28 Dec. 1721."
^ Debrett 1828, p. 765 line 35. "The viscount d. [died] 16 Sept. 1723 and would be succeeded by Hamilton's grandson Gustavus as the 2nd Viscount ..."
^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 11. "William III. ... acc. 13 Feb. 1689 ..."
^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 31. "Anne ... acc. 8 Mar. 1702 ..."
^ House of Commons 1878, p. 645, 1st Donegal line. "Frederick Hamilton, esq., in place of H. Cunningham, deceased / Donegal County"
^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 38. "George I … acc. 1 Aug. 1714;"

Sources

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Henry Conyngham Gustavus Hamilton	Member of Parliament for County Donegal 1707–1715 With: Gustavus Hamilton 1707–1713 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt 1713–1715	Succeeded by Hon. Gustavus Hamilton Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt
Military offices
Preceded by Gustavus Hamilton	Vice-Admiral of Ulster 1710–1715	Succeeded by Gustavus Hamilton

[2] This family tree is partly derived from the Abercorn pedigree pictured in Cokayne.^[1] Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.

[DoB-3] He was born before 1786 as he must have been at least 21 when elected MP in 1707.

[FOOTNOTECokayne1910[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo01cokapage4_4]-1] Cokayne 1910, p. 4. "Tabular pedigree of the Earls of Abercorn"

[FOOTNOTEBurkeBurke1915[httpsarchiveorgdetailsb3136410xpage315_315,_right_column]-4] Burke & Burke 1915, p. 315, right column. "1. Elizabeth, m. [married] Gustavus, 1st Viscount Boyne."

[FOOTNOTECokayne1912[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo02cokapage266_266,_line_34]-5] Cokayne 1912, p. 266, line 34. "He was on 20 October 1715, cr. [created] Baron Hamilton of Stackallan [I. [Ireland] ]."

[FOOTNOTECokayne1912[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo02cokapage266_266,_line_35]-6] Cokayne 1912, p. 266, line 35. "... was cr. [created] on 20 Aug. 1717, Viscount Boyne in the province of Leinster [I. [Ireland] ]."

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage172_172,_line_1]-7] Lodge 1789, p. 172, line 1. "This noble branch of the house of Hamilton derives from Sir Frederick, the fifth and youngest son of Claud Lord Paisley ..."

[FOOTNOTEDebrett1828[httpsarchiveorgdetailsdebrettspeerage01debrgoogpagen340_765_line_26]-8] Debrett 1828, p. 765 line 26. "... m. [married] Elizabeth, da. [daughter] of Sir Henry Brooke, of Brooke's Borough, County Fermanagh, knt., and by her had issue ..."

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage178_178,_line_3]-9] Lodge 1789, p. 178, line 3. "He [Gustavus] married Elizabeth, second daughter of Sir Henry Brooke of Brooke's Borough in the county of Fermanagh, Knt. ..."

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg645_645,_Donegal,_line_3]-10] House of Commons 1878, p. 645, Donegal, line 3. "Frederick Hamilton, esq., in place of H. Cunningham, deceased / Donegal County"

[FOOTNOTEDalton1896[httpsarchiveorgdetailsenglisharmylists03daltpage183_183,_Note_2]-11] Dalton 1896, p. 183, Note 2. "Killed at the battle of St. Estevan, in Spain, in Jan. 1706."

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg645_645,_Donegal,_line_1]-12] House of Commons 1878, p. 645, Donegal, line 1. "Gustavus Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"

[FOOTNOTEBurkeBurke1915[httpsarchiveorgdetailsb3136410xpage289_289,_right_column,_line_48]-13] Burke & Burke 1915, p. 289, right column, line 48. "Frederick, m. [married] 1 September 1707, Sophia, sister of the 1st Earl of Cranbrassil (sic) and dau. [daughter] of James Hamilton, of Tollymore."

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage179_179,_line_5]-14] Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 5. "Frederick Hamilton, Esq. the eldest son, on 1 Sep. 1707 married Sophia, eldest sister to James, Lord Viscount Limerick ..."

[FOOTNOTEDebrett1828[httpsarchiveorgdetailsdebrettspeerage01debrgoogpagen341_765]-15] Debrett 1828, p. 765. "Gustavus, 2nd viscount, b. [born] 1710 d. [died] unm. [unmarried] 20 April 1746, and was succeeded by his cousin."

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage179_179,_line_10]-16] Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 10. "James, made Lieutenant of a ship of war 3 September 1741, died in November 1744, onboard the fleet in the Mediterranean;"

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage179_179,_line_12]-17] Lodge 1789, p. 179, line 12. "Anne, baptized 6 May 17 12, and Elizabeth born in 171 5, both died young"

[18] "Institute of Historical Research - Vice Admirals of the Coasts from 1660". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2009.

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg649_649]-19] House of Commons 1878, p. 649. "Frederick Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"

[20] E.M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. IV, p. 329.

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg652_652_above]-21] House of Commons 1878, p. 652 above. "Frederick Hamilton, esq. / Donegal County"

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg652_652_below]-22] House of Commons 1878, p. 652 below. "Gustavus Hamilton, esq., in the room of Frederick Hamilton, esq., deceased. / Donegal County"

[FOOTNOTECokayne1912[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo02cokapage267_267]-23] Cokayne 1912, p. 267. "... [Frederick] d. v.p. 10 Dec. 1715."

[FOOTNOTELodge1789[httpsarchiveorgdetailspeerageofireland05lodgpage176_176,_line_11]-24] Lodge 1789, p. 176, line 11. "... departed this life 16 September 1723, in the 84 year of his age ..."

[FOOTNOTECokayne1912[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo02cokapage267_267,_line_3]-25] Cokayne 1912, p. 267, line 3. "... she [Elizabeth] d. [died] at Stackallan, County Meath, 28 Dec. 1721."

[FOOTNOTEDebrett1828[httpsarchiveorgdetailsdebrettspeerage01debrgoogpagen340_765_line_35]-26] Debrett 1828, p. 765 line 35. "The viscount d. [died] 16 Sept. 1723 and would be succeeded by Hamilton's grandson Gustavus as the 2nd Viscount ..."

[FOOTNOTEFrydeGreenwayPorterRoy1986[httpsarchiveorgdetailshandbookofbritis0000unsepage45_45,_line_11]-27] Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 11. "William III. ... acc. 13 Feb. 1689 ..."

[FOOTNOTEFrydeGreenwayPorterRoy1986[httpsarchiveorgdetailshandbookofbritis0000unsepage45_45,_line_31]-28] Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 31. "Anne ... acc. 8 Mar. 1702 ..."

[FOOTNOTEHouse_of_Commons1878[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidL1ETAAAAYAAJpg645_645,_1st_Donegal_line]-29] House of Commons 1878, p. 645, 1st Donegal line. "Frederick Hamilton, esq., in place of H. Cunningham, deceased / Donegal County"

[FOOTNOTEFrydeGreenwayPorterRoy1986[httpsarchiveorgdetailshandbookofbritis0000unsepage45_45,_line_38]-30] Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 38. "George I … acc. 1 Aug. 1714;"

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