Background
He was born in Hawkesbury in Upper Canada in 1827, the son of George Hamilton.
politician Member of the Senate of Canada
He was born in Hawkesbury in Upper Canada in 1827, the son of George Hamilton.
He served as reeve of Hawkesbury from 1858 to 1864. In 1860, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for the Inkerman division in Canada East. A Conservative, he was appointed to the senate on 23 October 1867 by royal proclamation following the Canadian Confederation of 1867.
He served in that capacity, representing the province of Quebec until his resignation on 1 May 1887.
He died at Montreal in 1888. The Hamilton Memorial Prize was instituted at the University of Trinity College by Hamilton"s family in his honour.
lieutenant is given each year to the Divinity student with the top Honours Thesis.