- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hamilton_(merchant)
- Wiki Biography:
- Robert Hamilton (1787–1856) was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.
- He was born at Fort Niagara in 1787, the son of Robert Hamilton and brother of George Hamilton.
- He settled at Queenston where he was a merchant, farmer and shipbuilder. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the regional militia and became a justice of the peace in the Niagara District in 1823. He represented the 3rd riding of Lincoln in the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada.
- He died at Queenston in 1856.
- Grandson of Proven Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory –https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=238
- Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75182172/robert-hamilton
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