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The Right Honourable
William Gerard Hamilton
PC (Ire)
Member of Parliament
In office
1754–1796
ConstituencyHaslemere (1790–1796)
Wilton (1780–1790)
Wareham (1774–1780)
Old Sarum (1768–1774)
Pontefract (1761–1768)
Petersfield (1754–1761)
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland
In office
1763–1784
Preceded byLord Yorke
Succeeded byJohn Foster
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office
1761–1764
Member of Parliament for Killybegs
In office
1761–1768
Personal details
Born28 January 1729
London, Great Britain
Died16 July 1796 (aged 67)
London, Great Britain
Resting placeSt Martin-in-the-Fields, City of Westminster, London
EducationWinchester College
Alma materOriel College, Oxford

William Gerard Hamilton (28 January 1729 – 16 July 1796), was an English statesman and Irish politician, popularly known as "Single Speech Hamilton".

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