Charles Hamilton (MP)
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Charles Hamilton styled The Honourable from birth, was a British
politician.
He was a younger son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
.
Hamilton represented Strabane
in the Irish House of Commons
between 1727 and 1763. He sat also for Truro in the British House of Commons
from 1741 to 1747. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1747.
He was the creator of Painshill Park
.
He had two daughters:
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
politician.
He was a younger son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper....
.
Hamilton represented Strabane
Strabane (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Strabane was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
between 1727 and 1763. He sat also for Truro in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
from 1741 to 1747. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1747.
He was the creator of Painshill Park
Painshill Park
Painshill Park , near Cobham, Surrey, England, is one of the finest remaining examples of an 18th century English landscape park. It was designed and created between 1738 and 1773 by the Hon. Charles Hamilton .Painshill Park is owned by Elmbridge Borough Council and managed by the Painshill Park...
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He had two daughters:
- Jane Hamilton, married on 17 May 1750 Edward Moore (d. 1757)
- another daughter, married on 25 June 1750 Kenton Cowse