Sir William Hamilton

(1731-1803)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803 NRA: Hamilton Sir William (1730-1803) knight diplomat and archaeologist DNB: Hamilton, Sir William (1731-1803), diplomatist and art collector LBT ID: WiHamil1803 VIAF ID: 41888125 LOC ID: n50019983	B/BAP: 1731-01-12 DIED: 1803-04-06
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Diplomat and archaeologist; he was MP for Midhurst (1761-64) and plenipotentiary at Naples (1764-1800). His second wife Emma was the famous Lady Hamilton.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Hamilton: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter V. Found 2: ¶ 36 ¶ 37