Archibald Hamilton

Archibald Hamilton was born on 10 January 1839 in Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka to Frederick Hamilton. 
In 1855, he joined the Royal Navy as midshipman and fought in the Crimean War. In 1862, he made Lieutenant. 
In 1867, he had a son: Clarence Hamilton. 
In 1887, he made Captain. In 1901, he made Commodore. 
In 1913, one of his opponents was able to force him to retire. In 1914, when the war began, he moved to Valletta, Malta where his friend Somerset Gough-Calthorpe was in command of British forces in the Mediterranean. He was unable to secure command and died in 1917.