Hamilton was born the eldest son of John Hamilton, a captain in the Royal Navy who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Quebec in 1775. Charles began his naval career at the age of nine on his father's ship, Hector. He attended the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth from 1777 to 1779.[1]
He commanded a number of vessels in the Royal Navy and was also a member of the British parliament several times between 1790 and 1812 while still serving in the Royal Navy. He became the 2nd baronet Hamililton of Trebinshun on his father's death in 1784.[1]
From 1818 to 1823 he served as resident governor for the colony of Newfoundland. During this period, he oversaw the reconstruction of St. John's following fires in 1818 and 1819. Although he was charged with promoting agriculture, he was soon discouraged by the poor soils of the island. The economy of the island was depressed due to decreased demand for Newfoundland cod and Hamilton encouraged diversification of the fisheries to include whales, seals and salmon.[2]
Hamilton was promoted to admiral on 22 July 1830, and was awarded KCB in 1833.[1]
He died at the family home at Iping, West Sussex in 1849. He had married Henrietta Martha, the daughter of George Drummond, a banker of Stanmore, Middlesex. Their only son, Sir Charles John James Hamilton, 3rd Baronet, also became an Army officer. Lady Hamilton painted a well-known portrait of Demasduwit, also called Mary March, a Beothuk woman captured in 1818.[2]
Legacy
Hamilton is the namesake of Hamilton Inlet and, formerly, of the Hamilton River (now the Churchill River), both in Labrador.
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charles, hamilton, baronet, marlborough, house, admiral, charles, hamilton, baronet, 1767, september, 1849, british, naval, officer, commodore, governor, newfoundland, charles, hamiltonadmiral, charles, hamilton, 1767, 1849, william, beechey, born25, 1767died1. Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton 2nd Baronet KCB 25 May 1767 14 September 1849 was a British naval officer and commodore governor of Newfoundland Sir Charles HamiltonAdmiral Sir Charles Hamilton 1767 1849 William Beechey Born25 May 1767Died14 September 1849AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankAdmiralAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksLife EditHamilton was born the eldest son of John Hamilton a captain in the Royal Navy who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Quebec in 1775 Charles began his naval career at the age of nine on his father s ship Hector He attended the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth from 1777 to 1779 1 He commanded a number of vessels in the Royal Navy and was also a member of the British parliament several times between 1790 and 1812 while still serving in the Royal Navy He became the 2nd baronet Hamililton of Trebinshun on his father s death in 1784 1 From 1818 to 1823 he served as resident governor for the colony of Newfoundland During this period he oversaw the reconstruction of St John s following fires in 1818 and 1819 Although he was charged with promoting agriculture he was soon discouraged by the poor soils of the island The economy of the island was depressed due to decreased demand for Newfoundland cod and Hamilton encouraged diversification of the fisheries to include whales seals and salmon 2 Hamilton was promoted to admiral on 22 July 1830 and was awarded KCB in 1833 1 He died at the family home at Iping West Sussex in 1849 He had married Henrietta Martha the daughter of George Drummond a banker of Stanmore Middlesex Their only son Sir Charles John James Hamilton 3rd Baronet also became an Army officer Lady Hamilton painted a well known portrait of Demasduwit also called Mary March a Beothuk woman captured in 1818 2 Legacy EditHamilton is the namesake of Hamilton Inlet and formerly of the Hamilton River now the Churchill River both in Labrador See also EditGovernors of Newfoundland List of people of Newfoundland and LabradorReferences Edit a b c O Byrne a b Sir Charles Hamilton 2nd Baronet of Marlborough House Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Sources EditO Byrne William Richard 1849 Hamilton Charles A Naval Biographical Dictionary John Murray via Wikisource External links EditBiography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and LabradorParliament of Great BritainPreceded byJohn HamiltonSamuel Smith Member of Parliament for St Germans1789 1790 With Samuel Smith Succeeded byMarquess of LorneEdward James EliotParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Dungannon1801 1802 Succeeded byGeorge KnoxPreceded byGeorge Knox Member of Parliament for Dungannon1803 1806 Succeeded byGeorge KnoxPreceded byAugustus Cavendish BradshawLord Cochrane Member of Parliament for Honiton1807 1812 With Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw Succeeded byHoward VyseGeorge Abercrombie RobinsonPreceded byFrancis Pickmore Commodore Governor of Newfoundland1818 1823 Succeeded bySir Thomas John CochraneBaronetage of Great BritainPreceded byJohn Hamilton Baronet of Marlborough House 1784 1849 Succeeded byCharles Hamilton This article about a Canadian viceroy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Charles Hamilton 2nd Baronet of Marlborough House amp oldid 1060799087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
