HAMILTON, Thomas. b. Edinburgh 1784; apprentice to his father a carpenter; architect and builder at Edinburgh; designed Burns’ memorial at Alloway near Ayr 1818, completed 1823, Knox monument Glasgow 1825, Edinburgh high sch. 1825–9, George iv. bridge 1827, Ayr town buildings 1828, Burns’ monument Edin. 1830, Dr. Guthrie’s ch. 1840 and the Martyrs’ monument on the Calton hill 1844; author of Observations on completing the college of Edinburgh 1816; Report relative to improvements on the earthen mound 1830. d. 9 Howe st. Edinburgh 24 Feb. 1858. Crombie’s Modern Athenians (1882) 142–4, portrait.
HAMILTON, Thomas. b. Longridge, parish of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire 4 Feb. 1783; partner with Robert and John Ogle at 37 Paternoster row, London 1 Jany. 1808 to 1813; wholesale bookseller at 33 Paternoster row 1813–50 when he retired, joined by Wm. Adams 1824, by Joseph Johnson Miles 1833; published some important books, chiefly religious, the works of W. Jay of Bath, Rev. J. A. James and Rev. C. Bradley; lived at Windmill place, Clapham common from 1850, d. there 27 Dec. 1877. bur. Beddington churchyard 2 Jany. 1878. Bookseller (1878) p. 7.
HAMILTON, Walter Ferrier (1 son of Col. John Hamilton of Cairn hill, Ayrshire). b. Cairn hill 31 May 1818; M.P. for Linlithgowshire 1859–65. d. Cathlow house, Torphichen, Linlithgowshire 8 April 1872.
HAMILTON, Right Rev. Walter Kerr (elder son of Ven. Anthony Hamilton 1778–1851). b. London 16 Nov. 1808; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox., student 1827–32, B.A. 1831, M.A. 1833, D.D. 1854; fellow of Merton 1832–42; C. of Wolvercot, Oxf. 1833; V. of St. Peter’s-in-the-East, Oxf. 1837–41; canon of Salisbury, June 1841, precentor 1843; bishop of Salisbury 27 March 1854 to death, consecrated at Lambeth 14 May; established a theological coll. at Salisbury 1861; an extreme high churchman, his episcopal charge 1867 gave rise to discussion in house of lords; author of Morning and evening services for every day in the week 1842; Cathedral reform 1855; A charge 1867 to which there were 9 published replies. d. the palace, Salisbury 1 Aug. 1869. W. K. Hamilton, bishop of Salisbury, By H. P. Liddon (1869); Register and Mag. of Biog. ii, 143–4 (1869).
HAMILTON, Walter Richard Pollock (4 son of Alexander Hamilton of Inistioge, Ireland). b. 18 Aug. 1856; sub-lieut. 70 foot 28 Feb. 1874; with the Guide cavalry in Bengal; served in Jowaki-Afridi expedition 1877–8, in Afghan campaign 1878, Victoria cross for gallantry at Futtehabad 2 April 1879 when as the last officer he had to assume command of Guide cavalry; accompanied Sir Louis Cavagnari to Kabul where he was killed 3 Sep. 1879. Shadbolt’s Afghan campaign, Biographical division (1882) 98–100, portrait.
HAMILTON, Sir William (son of W. Hamilton). b. 14 Feb. 1790; entered royal navy 1803; a prisoner of war in France 1805–14; vice consul at Flushing and Middleburg 1817, at Antwerp 1818, at Ostend 1818, at Nieuport 1820, at Boulogne 1822, consul there 28 June 1826 to 1 April 1873 when he retired on pension; knighted by patent 21 Feb. 1873. d. 113 Grande rue, Boulogne 14 Feb. 1877. I.L.N. lxii, 369, 370 (1873), portrait.
HAMILTON, William Alexander Baillie- (brother of Ker Baillie Hamilton 1804–89). b. Normanby, Yorkshire 6 June 1803; entered navy 28 Aug. 1816; captain 9 Aug. 1828; private sec. to first lord of the Admiralty 1841, sec. of the Admiralty Jany. 1845 to 1855 when granted a pension of £1000; comr. of patriotic fund 1865–81; admiral on h.p. 12 Sep. 1865. d. Portree, Isle of Skye 1 Oct. 1881.
HAMILTON, William Bishop. b. London 1810; went to U.S. of A. 1827; traversed Mississippi river on a flat boat giving dramatic performances at chief towns several years; acted at Burton’s Chambers st. theatre New York; went to California 1851; lessee of Jenny Lind theatre, San Francisco, afterwards of San Francisco Hall, the American theatre and Metropolitan, all in San Francisco; returned to New York 1859. d. London 3 Dec. 1868.
HAMILTON, William John (1 son of William Richard Hamilton 1777–1859). b. London 5 July 1805; ed. at Charterhouse and Univ. of Gottingen; F.G.S. 1831, sec. 1832–54, pres. 1854, 1865–6; with H. Strickland explored the Levant and the volcanic region of the Katakekaumene 1835; went on horseback through Asia Minor 1836; F.R.G.S., pres. 1837, 1841, 1842, 1847, founder’s medallist 1843; F.R.S.; M.P. for Newport, Isle of Wight 1841–47; director of Great Indian peninsular railway 1849 to death; author of Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus and Armenia 2 vols. 1842. d. 23 Chesham place, London 27 June 1867. Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xxiv, 29–33 (1867).
HAMILTON, William Richard (son of Rev. Anthony Hamilton 1739–1812, archdeacon of Colchester). b. London 9 Jany. 1777; ed. at Harrow where he was lamed for life; sec. to lord Elgin at Constantinople 1799, sent to Egypt 1801 when he recovered the Rosetta stone from the French; aided in collecting and removing the Elgin marbles from Athens 1802; F.S.A. 1804, director 1809–10, under sec. of state for foreign affairs 1809–22; minister at Naples 1822–4; treasurer of Royal institution 1832–49; F.R.S.; a trustee of Br. Museum 1838–58; author of Ægyptiaca or the ancient and modern state of Egypt 1809; Memorandum on the earl of Elgin’s pursuits in Greece 1811. d. 12 Bolton row, London 11 July 1859. Chambers’ Eminent Scotsmen, ii, 229 (1869).