Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne
The Viscount Boyne | |
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 Portrait of Hamilton in Masquerade Costume, by Rosalba Carriera, c. 1730–1731. | |
| Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) | |
| In office 1736–1741 Serving with George Huxley | |
| Preceded by | William Fortescue George Huxley |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Chute Monoux Cope |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1710 |
| Died | 18 April 1746 (aged 35–36) |
| Relations | Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Hamilton Sophia Hamilton |
| Education | Westminster School |
Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne PC (Ire) (1710 – 18 April 1746)[1] was an Irish peer and politician.
Early life
He was the oldest son of Hon. Frederick Hamilton, oldest son of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne, and his wife Sophia Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton.[2] His uncles were Gustavus Hamilton and Henry Hamilton.[2]
After his father's death in 1715, he was taken to London by his mother and was educated at Westminster School.[3]
Career
In 1723, he succeeded his grandfather as viscount, and in 1736, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland.[4] In the latter year, he entered the British House of Commons for Newport (Isle of Wight) and sat as Member of Parliament for the constituency until 1741.[5]
In 1737, he was appointed a Commissioner of the Irish Revenue and held this post until his death in 1746.[3]
Personal life
From January to March 1730, Boyne and Edward Walpole were in Venice enjoying the pleasures of the Carnival season. Immediately after their trip, Walpole, the younger son of Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, entered Parliament as Member for Lostwithiel in a by-election on 29 April 1730, following the death of Sir Edward Knatchbull. Boyne, however, traveled to Venice again the following winter.[6]
In 1734, Lord Boyne was a founder-member of the Society of Dilettanti, a group of Englishmen who made the Grand Tour and met to discuss, and to exert their influence on, matters of taste in London. Other members of the Society included his "particular friend, the notorious rake" Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer.[7]
Boyne died unmarried on 18 April 1746 and was buried at Stackallen.[8] His cousin Frederick Hamilton succeeded to the viscountcy.[2]
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References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 765.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. vol. V. Dublin: James Moore. p. 178.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "Leigh Rayment - Privy Council of Ireland". Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume". www.metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne". www.philamuseum.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne". Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 4: "Tabular pedigree of the Earls of Abercorn"
- Cokayne, George E. (1910), Gibbs, Vicary (ed.), The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol. 1, London: St. Catherine Press – Ab-Adam to Basing (for Abercorn)