Sackville Hamilton

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Sackville Hamilton PC (Ire) (14 March 1732 – 29 January 1818)[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician.

He was the third son of Hon. Henry Hamilton and his wife Mary Dawson, daughter of Joshua Dawson.[2] His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Gustavus Hamilton.[3] His grandfather was Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne and his younger brother was Henry Hamilton.[2]

Hamilton entered the Irish House of Commons for St Johnstown (County Longford) in 1780 and sat for the constituency until 1783.[1] Subsequently he was elected for Rathcormack and Clogher.[1] He chose the latter and was a Member of Parliament for the constituency until 1795, resigning the seat to be Escheator of Munster, a notional 'office of profit under the crown'.[1] In the following year he stood successfully for Armagh Borough, which he represented until 1798.[1] In 1796, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland.[4] In 1780, Hamilton was appointed Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[5] He held this post until February 1795 and again from May of the same year until 1796.[5]

He married Arabella Berkeley, daughter of Reverend Robert Berkeley.[6] They had a son.[6]

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Johnstown (County Longford)
1780–1783
With: Hon. John Vaughan
Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt
Nicholas Colthurst
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rathcormack
1783
With: Charles Francis Sheridan
Succeeded by
Charles Francis Sheridan
Thomas Orde
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Clogher
1783–1795
With: Thomas St George 1783–1785
John Francis Cradock 1785–1790
Richard Townsend Herbert 1790–1795
Succeeded by
Hon. Thomas Pelham
Richard Townsend Herbert
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough
1796–1798
With: Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart
Succeeded by
Hon. Thomas Pelham
Patrick Duigenan