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Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (25 May 1767 – 14 September 1849) was a British naval officer and governor of Newfoundland.

Hamilton was born the eldest son of 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.

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 the 2nd baronet Hamililton of Trebinshun on his father's death in 1784. From 1814 to 1817, he was Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland.

From 1818 to 1823 he served as resident governor for the colony of Newfoundland . During this period, he oversaw the reconstruction of 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 cod and Hamilton encouraged diversification of the fisheries to include whales, seals and salmon.

Hamilton was made an admiral on 22 July 1830, and was awarded KCB in 1833.

He died at the family home at Iping, West Sussex in 1849. He had married Henrietta Martha, the daughter of George Drummond, a banker of Stanmore, Middlesex. Their only son, Sir Charles John James Hamilton, 3rd Baronet, also became an Army officer. Lady Hamilton painted a well-known portrait of Demasduwit, also called Mary March, a Beothuk woman captured in 1818.

External links

Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador

"Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Marlborough House". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Hamilton Samuel Smith	Member of Parliament for St Germans 1789–1790 With: Samuel Smith	Succeeded by Marquess of Lorne Edward James Eliot
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Political offices
Preceded by Corbet James d'Auvergne	Governor of Heligoland 1814–1817	Succeeded by Sir Henry King
Preceded by Francis Pickmore	Commodore Governor of Newfoundland 1818–1823	Succeeded by Sir Thomas John Cochrane
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by John Hamilton	Baronet (of Trebishun) 1784–1849	Succeeded by Charles Hamilton

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 '''Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet''' (25 May 1767 – 14 September 1849) was a British naval officer and governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].
-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 born the eldest son of 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.
+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 the 2nd baronet Hamililton of Trebinshun on his father's death in 1784. From 1814 to 1817, he was Lieutenant Governor of [[Heligoland]].
-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]].
+From 1818 to 1823 he served as resident [[Governor of Newfoundland|governor for the colony of Newfoundland]] . 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]].
-His wife, [[Henrietta Hamilton|Lady Hamilton]], painted a well-known portrait of [[Demasduwit]], also called Mary March, a [[Beothuk]] woman captured in 1818.
-Hamilton was made an admiral on 22 July 1830, and died at the family home at Iping, [[West Sussex]] in 1849.
+Hamilton was made an admiral on 22 July 1830, and was awarded [[KCB]] in 1833.
+He died at the family home at Iping, [[West Sussex]] in 1849. He had married Henrietta Martha, the daughter of George Drummond, a banker of Stanmore, Middlesex. Their only son, Sir Charles John James Hamilton, 3rd Baronet, also became an Army officer. [[Henrietta Hamilton|Lady Hamilton]] painted a well-known portrait of [[Demasduwit]], also called Mary March, a [[Beothuk]] woman captured in 1818.
 ==See also==

v t e Lieutenant-Governors and Governors of Newfoundland
Proprietary Governors (1610–1660)	Guy Mason Hayman Whitbourne Tanfield Wynne Aston Calvert Baltimore Hill Kirke Treworgie
French Governors of Plaisance (1655–1713)	de Kéréon Gargot Du Perron Bellot Palme Pioppe Parat Louis de Pastour de Costebelle de Brouillan de Monic de Subercase Philippe Pastour de Costebelle
Lieutenant-governors of Placentia (1713–1770)	Moody Purcell Gledhill Cope Hamilton Goreham
Commodore-Governors (1729–1825)	Osborn Clinton Falkingham Muskerry Lee Vanbrugh Medley Smith Byng Smith Hardy Edwards Douglas Watson Rodney Drake Bonfoy Dorrill Edwards Webb Graves Palliser Byron Shuldham Duff Montagu Edwards Campbell Elliot Milbanke King Wallace Waldegrave Pole Gambier Gower Holloway Duckworth Keats Pickmore Hamilton
Civil Governors (1825–1855)	Cochrane Prescott Harvey Law Le Marchant Hamilton
Colonial Governors (1855–1907)	Darling Bannerman Musgrave Hill Glover Maxse Glover Des Vœux Blake O'Brien Murray McCallum Boyle MacGregor
Dominion Governors (1907–1934)	MacGregor Williams Davidson Harris Allardyce Middleton Anderson
Commission Governors (1934–1949)	Anderson Walwyn Macdonald
Lieutenant Governors (1949–present)	Walsh Outerbridge Macpherson O'Dea Harnum Winter Paddon McGrath Russell House Roberts Crosbie Fagan Foote Aylward