George Hamilton (canon)
Hon. George Hamilton MA was a Canon of Windsor from 1783 to 1787.
Family
He was the third surviving son on James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer.He married Elizabeth Onslow, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Richard Onslow and Pooley Walton, and they had the following children
- George Hamilton
- Anne Hamilton
- Mary Hamilton
- Harriot Hamilton
- Catherine Hamilton
- Elizabeth Hamilton, married Glynn Wynn on 13 November 1793, without issue
- Rachel Hamilton
- Jane Hamilton, married firstly on 9 August 1791 William Plumer who died in 1822, secondly in 1825 Richard Lewin who died in 1827, thirdly on 16 July 1828 Robert Ward who died in 1846
- Lady Cecil Hamilton, married John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn
- Isabella Hamilton, married Lord George Seymour
Career
He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 19 March 1735/6 and received a BA on 5 February 1739/40. He then entered Merton College, Oxford and graduated MA in 1742.He was appointed:
- Prebendary of Woodford and Wilsford in Salisbury Cathedral 1756
- Vicar of St Michael's Church, Bray 1759 - 1787
- Rector of Taplow