Gustavus Hamilton (politician)
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Gustavus Hamilton | |
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| Born | c. 1685 |
| Died | 26 February 1735 |
| Spouse | Dorothea Bellew |
| Issue Detail | Frederick, Richard, & other |
| Father | Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne |
| Mother | Elizabeth Brooke |
The Honourable Gustavus Hamilton (c. 1685 – 1735) was a Member of the Irish Parliament.
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Gustavus was born about 1685 in Ireland. He was the second son of Gustavus Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Brooke. His father would be ennobled in 1715 as Baron Hamilton of StackAllan and advanced to Viscount Boyne in 1717.[2][3][4]
Gustavus'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.[5][6] Gustavus 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.[2] As son of a peer Hamilton acquired the style "The Honourable".
First term as MP
In 1716 Hamilton was elected as member of parliament (MP) to one of the two seats for County Donegal during the only Irish parliament of King George I in the by-election that resulted from his brother Frederick's death.[7] That parliament lasted from 12 November 1715 to 11 June 1727 when it was dissolved by the king's death.