Edward Hamilton (priest)
The Venerable Edward J. Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1819 |
| Died | 1896 (aged 76–77) |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
Offices held | Archdeacon of Derry |
The Venerable Edward James Hamilton (1819–1896) was a cleric in the Church of Ireland.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1819, the son of the Reverend Richard Hamilton and Catherine Tipping.
He became Archdeacon of Derry in 1873.[1] In 1874 he was a member of the committee formed to ensure return of Edward J. Gibson (Conservative) as MP for the Dublin University seat.
He was the main landowner in the townland of Cornonagh/Cornoonagh in the early part of the 19th century.[2] During the famine, the Hamilton family contributed virtually nothing to the relief of their tenants suffering from the potato blight.[3]
Personal life and legacy
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In 1844, Hamilton married Georgiana Susannah Hart, daughter of General George Vaughan Hart and Charlotte Ellerker.
He died in 1896.[4]
In 1896, a memorial window was installed to him in Derry Cathedral.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Downham, George; Retnell, William Alexander. "The Estate of the Diocese of Derry." Part III. The Deanery of Bynagh (Continued)". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 4 (1): 61.
- ↑ The Cornonagh Evictions
- ↑ STARVATION IN SOUTH ARMAGH IN THE 1840S By Kevin Murphy
- ↑ National Archives of Ireland
- ↑ Stained glass in the Church of Ireland