Sir Hans Hamilton, 1st Baronet

Sir Hans Hamilton, 1st Baronet (died 1682) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Hamilton was the Member of Parliament for County Armagh in the Irish House of Commons between 1661 and 1666. He was knighted in 1661 and on 6 April 1662 he was created a baronet, of Monilla in the Baronetage of Ireland.[1] In 1673 he was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. Hamilton was Custos Rotulorum of County Armagh. His title became extinct on his death.

Escutcheon of the Hamilton baronets of Monilla[2]

He married Magdalene, daughter of Sir Edward Trevor, and had one daughter, Sarah, who married Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Baronet. Hamilton was the nephew of James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye.

References edit

  1. ^ National Library of Scotland, Hamilton Manuscripts, p.162. (Retrieved 31 October 2022).
  2. ^ Rietstap, J. B. (1965). Armorial général, précédé d'un dictionnaire des termes du blason. Vol. I. London: Heraldry Today. pp. 789 and 780. ISBN 0900455187.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Faithful Fortescue
William Brownlow
Member of Parliament for County Armagh
1661-1666
With: Edward Richardson
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
New creation Baronet
(of Monilla)
1662-1682
Extinct