Background
He was born in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland in 1753, the son of John Hamilton and Jane Wright.
He was born in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland in 1753, the son of John Hamilton and Jane Wright.
He came to Canada as part of a contract with a fur trading company operating west of the Great Lakes. Around 1784, he settled at Queenston. In 1788, he was named to the land board of the Nassau District and a judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
He opened a general store at Queenston and also acquired extensive land holding on the Niagara peninsula with his profits.
He died at Queenston in 1809.
In 1792, he became a member of the Legislative Council for the province.