# Gustavus Hamilton (politician)

The Honourable Gustavus Hamilton (c. 1685 – 1735) was an Irish MP.

## Birth and origins

Family tree :
| | | | | | | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | Frederick 1590–1647 Soldier | | | Sidney Vaughan | Sidney Vaughan | Sidney Vaughan | Sidney Vaughan | Sidney Vaughan | Sidney Vaughan |
| | | | | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | James of Manor- hamilton d. 1652 | | | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | Gustavus 1st Viscount 1642–1723 | | | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 | Elizabeth Brooke d. 1721 |
| | | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | Frederick c. 1663 – 1715 d.v.p.* | | | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | Gustavus c. 1685 – 1735 | | | Dorothea Bellew | Dorothea Bellew | Dorothea Bellew | Dorothea Bellew | Dorothea Bellew | Dorothea Bellew |
| Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | Gustavus 2nd Viscount 1710–1746 | | | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | Frederick 3rd Viscount 1710–1746 | | | | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | Richard 4th Viscount 1724–1789 | | | Georgiana Bury | Georgiana Bury | Georgiana Bury | Georgiana Bury | Georgiana Bury | Georgiana Bury |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | Gustavus 5th Viscount 1749–1816 | | | Martha Somerville | Martha Somerville | Martha Somerville | Martha Somerville | Martha Somerville | Martha Somerville |
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Gustavus was born about 1685 in Ireland. He was the second son of Gustavus Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Brooke. His father would be ennobled in 1715 as Baron Hamilton of StackAllan and advanced to Viscount Boyne in 1717.
Gustavus's mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Brooke by his second wife, Anne St George. Brooke was knight of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, and governor of Donegal Castle. Gustavus had two brothers and one sister, who are listed in his father's article.

## Honourable

On 20 October 1715, his father was created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. As son of a peer Hamilton acquired the style "The Honourable".

## First term as MP

In 1716 Hamilton was elected as member of parliament (MP) to one of the two seats for County Donegal during the only Irish parliament of King George I in the by-election that resulted from his brother Frederick's death. That parliament lasted from 12 November 1715 to 11 June 1727 when it was dissolved by the king's death.

## Marriage

In January 1717, Hamilton married Dorothea Bellew, only daughter of Richard Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek.
Gustavus and Dorothea had two sons:
* Frederick succeeded as 3rd Viscount Boyne
* Richard succeeded as 4th Viscount Boyne
—and five daughters.

## Second term as MP and death

Hamilton was reelected to one of the two seats for County Donegal in the general election of 1727, which was held for the only Irish Parliament of King George II, which lasted from 14 November 1727 to 25 October 1760. Hamilton sat until his death on 26 February 1735.