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William Hamilton

1730 - 1803

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Sir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a British diplomat, politician, antiquarian and vulcanologist who served as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800. After sitting in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1764, he began working as a diplomat, succeeding Sir James Gray as the British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples. While in Italy, Hamilton became involved in studying local volcanoes and collecting antiquities, becoming a fellow of the Royal Society and being given the Copley Medal. His second wife was Emma Hamilton, who was famed as the mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hamilton is the 9,328th most popular politician (down from 8,380th in 2019), the 2,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,660th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, William Hamilton ranks 9,328 out of 19,576. Before him are Scott Brown, Hans Delbrück, Jan Tschichold, Liaquat Ali Khan, Sourou-Migan Apithy, and Ronglu. After him are Alexandre Deschapelles, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, Bonne of Artois, Chuck Schumer, Amrapali, and Titus Flavius Sabinus.

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Among people born in 1730, William Hamilton ranks 20. Before him are Otto Friedrich Müller, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Antonio Sacchini, Motoori Norinaga, Augustin Pajou, and Velu Nachiyar. After him are Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Johann Hedwig, William Hudson, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Sophie von La Roche, and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal. Among people deceased in 1803, William Hamilton ranks 21. Before him are Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Samuel Adams, Pōmare I, Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, François Devienne, and Gottfried van Swieten. After him are Maria Fortunata d'Este, Kirill Razumovski, Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, Sylvain Maréchal, Samuel von Brukenthal, and Anders Chydenius.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hamilton ranks 2,074 out of 8,785. Before him are Arnold Wesker (1932), Roger Cotes (1682), Philippa Foot (1920), Effie Gray (1828), Chris Martin (1977), and James Wolfe (1727). After him are Edward Cave (1691), Joan Robinson (1903), Eric Knight (1897), Julian of Norwich (1342), Lytton Strachey (1880), and Malo (487).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Hamilton ranks 333. Before him are Herbert Pitman (1877), James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812), Edward Fortunatus (1565), Jeremy Thorpe (1929), John Hume (1937), and Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475). After him are Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924), Anne Lister (1791), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Caratacus (15), and Donald Maclean (1913).

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