George Hamilton (canon)

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Name George Hamilton Role Canon of Windsor		Died November 26, 1787

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Hon. George Hamilton MA (11 August 1718 - 26 November 1787) was a Canon of Windsor from 1783-1787.

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 (d. 11 October 1782)

Anne Hamilton (6 October 1755 – 18 December 1795)

Mary Hamilton (b. 26 November 1756)

Harriot Hamilton (11 January 1760 – 15 March 1788)

Catherine Hamilton (b. 7 Jun 1763)

Elizabeth Hamilton (5 June 1765 – 1843), married Glynn Wynn on 13 November 1793, without issue

Rachel Hamilton (b. 17 Oct 1766)

Jane Hamilton (26 Feb 1768 – 1831)

Lady Cecil Hamilton (15 Mar 1770 – 19 Jun 1819)

Isabella Hamilton (28 Sep 1772 – 19 December 1852), married Lord George Seymour

He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1740, and 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

He was appointed to the fifth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1783, a position he held until he died in 1787.

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