Hans Hamilton

Hans Hamilton (c. 1758 – 22 December 1822)^[1] was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament.

Early life

He was the first son of James Hamilton of Sheephill and Holmpatrick, Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench, and his first wife Hannah Phillips and the grandson of James Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Newry from 1723 and Carlow from 1727.^[1]

Career

Hamilton sat for County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801 and was then appointed High Sheriff of County Dublin for 1803–04. He was subsequently elected to the British House of Commons for County Dublin, a seat he held until his death in December 1822.^[2]

Personal life

He married Anne Mitchell, a daughter of Hugh Henry Mitchell and sister to Col. Hugh Henry Mitchell, who married Lady Harriett Somerset (a daughter of the 5th Duke of Beaufort).^[3]^[4] Together, they were the parents of five children, including:^[2]

James Hans Hamilton (1810–1863), also an MP for County Dublin; he married Caroline Trant, daughter of John Frederick Trant.^[2]

He died just before Christmas 1822, "of a most painful and tedious illness".^[2]

Descendants

Through his son James, he was a grandfather of Ion Trant Hamilton (1839–1898), who also represented County Dublin in Parliament. The latter was raised to the peerage as Baron HolmPatrick in 1897. It was said that a peerage had been his grandfather's dearest wish, but his efforts to obtain one were unsuccessful; he also lobbied hard for the advancement of his relatives.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Farrell, Stephen; Fisher, David R. (2009). "Hamilton, Hans (1758-1822), of Sheephill Park, co. Dublin". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
^ Mary-le-bone), Thomas Smith (Of (1833). A Topographical and historical account of the Parish of St. Mary-le-bone. ... With biographical notices of eminent persons. Illustrated with six views, and a map. p. 94. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Blacker, Beaver Henry (1860). Brief sketches of the parishes of Booterstown and Donnybrook. p. 193. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

External links

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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Preceded by John Finlay Sir Edward Newenham	Member of Parliament for County Dublin 1798 – 1801 With: Frederick John Falkiner	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
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New constituency	Member of Parliament for County Dublin 1801 – 1822 With: Frederick John Falkiner 1801–1807 Richard Wogan Talbot 1807–1823	Succeeded by Richard Wogan Talbot Henry White

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[Hist_Parl-1] Farrell, Stephen; Fisher, David R. (2009). "Hamilton, Hans (1758-1822), of Sheephill Park, co. Dublin". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[Kidd1990-2] Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

[Smith1833-3] Mary-le-bone), Thomas Smith (Of (1833). A Topographical and historical account of the Parish of St. Mary-le-bone. ... With biographical notices of eminent persons. Illustrated with six views, and a map. p. 94. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[Blacker1860-4] Blacker, Beaver Henry (1860). Brief sketches of the parishes of Booterstown and Donnybrook. p. 193. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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