Robert Hamilton was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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He was born at Fort Niagara

Fort Niagara

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 in 1787, the son of Robert Hamilton and brother of George Hamilton.

He settled at Queenston

Queenston, Ontario

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 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

Lincoln County, Ontario

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 in the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada

8th Parliament of Upper Canada

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He died at Queenston in 1856.