Frederick Hamilton

Lt.-Gen. Frederick Hamilton PC JP (died 26 March 1732) was a Scottish born Irish general and politician who served in the Parliament of Ireland.

Early life Hamilton was the son of Mary ( Howard) Hamilton and Archibald Hamilton, the son of Robert Hamilton, 7th of Fairholm and of Milburne (brother to Matthew Hamilton of Milnburn), and Isobel Hamilton (a daughter of John Hamilton, 2nd of Stonehouse). His father was hanged in 1651 at Stirling, Scotland, for giving information to the English which led to the capture of Earl of Eglinton. His mother was subsequently granted reparation and the family moved to Ireland. He resided at Walworth and had estates at Tipperary, Kildare, and County Londonderry, Ireland, and at Millburn, Scotland. His heirs were his wife's nephews, Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone; and his brother George's grandson, Frederick Carey.