Henry Hamilton (colonial administrator)
Henry Hamilton (c. 1734 – 29 September 1796) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and later government official of the British Empire. He served in North America as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec and later as Deputy Governor after the American Revolutionary War. He later served as Governor of Bermuda and lastly, as Governor of Dominica, where he died in office.
Henry Hamilton | |
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| Born | c. 1734 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Hair Buyer, Hair-buyer General |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, army officer, governor |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lee |
| Children | Mary Anne Pierpoint Hamilton (daughter) |
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| Relatives | Sackville Hamilton (brother) Frederick Hamilton (uncle) Gustavus Hamilton (uncle) Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne (grandfather) |
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In 1779, Hamilton was captured during the Revolutionary War by Virginian forces at Fort Sackville in present-day Indiana, while serving as the Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs, at the British outpost of Fort Detroit. He was transported to Virginia, where he was held by Governor Thomas Jefferson's government until October 1780. He was sent to New York and gained freedom in a prisoner exchange in 1781, being allowed to depart for London, England.