Education
Born in Belfast, Hamilton studied at the Methodist College, Belfast, then at Stranmillis College.
Born in Belfast, Hamilton studied at the Methodist College, Belfast, then at Stranmillis College.
From 1999, he served as Deputy Mayor, then from 2000 to 2001 as Mayor of Ards. Hamilton stood in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998, in Strangford. Although unsuccessful, he was co-opted in January 2001, following the death of fellow UUP member Tom Benson.
1st Northern Ireland Assembly.