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
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:
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.