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{{Short description|British Royal Navy admiral (1767–1849)}}
[[File:Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton (1767-1849), by William Beechey.jpg|thumb|Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton (1767-1849) ([[William Beechey]])]]▼
'''Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet''' (25 May 1767 – 14 September 1849) was a British naval officer and governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].▼
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|death_date=14 September 1849 (aged 82)
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▲[[Admiral]] '''Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (25 May 1767 – 14 September 1849), was a British naval officer and [[governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|commodore-governor]] of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].
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==Life==
Hamilton was born the eldest son of [[Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Marlborough House|John Hamilton]], a captain in the Royal Navy who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Quebec in 1775. Charles began his naval career at the age of nine on his father's ship, ''Hector''. He attended the [[Royal Naval Academy]] at [[Portsmouth]] from 1777 to 1779.<ref name=nbd>O'Byrne</ref>
▲Hamilton was born in [[Great Britain|Britain]] in 1767. He began his naval career at the age of nine on his father's ship, ''Hector''. He attended the [[Royal Naval Academy]] at [[Portsmouth]] from 1777 to 1779. He commanded a number of vessels in the [[Royal Navy]] and was also a member of the [[British parliament]] several times between 1790 and 1812 while still serving in the [[Royal Navy]]. He became [[baronet of Trebinshun]] on his father's death in 1784. From 1814 to 1817, he was Lieutenant Governor of [[Heligoland]].
Hamilton was promoted to [[admiral]] on 22 July 1830, and was awarded [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]] in 1833.<ref name=nbd/>
▲He served as resident governor for the colony of Newfoundland from 1818 to 1823. During this period, he oversaw the reconstruction of [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] following fires in 1818 and 1819. Although he was charged with promoting agriculture, he was soon discouraged by the poor soils of the island. The economy of the island was depressed due to decreased demand for Newfoundland [[Atlantic cod|cod]] and Hamilton encouraged diversification of the fisheries to include [[whale]]s, [[pinniped|seal]]s and [[salmon]].
==Legacy==
Hamilton is the namesake of [[Hamilton Inlet]] and, formerly, of the Hamilton River (now the [[Churchill River (Atlantic)|Churchill River]]), both in Labrador.
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* [[List of Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governors|Governors of Newfoundland]]
* [[List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite wikisource |first=William Richard |last=O'Byrne |chapter=Hamilton, Charles |title=A Naval Biographical Dictionary |year=1849 |publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g41.html Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador'']
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