Hamilton
11. Alexander. ?1757--1804, American statesman. He was a leader of the Federalists and as first secretary of the Treasury (1789--95) established a federal bank
2. Lady Emma. ?1765--1815, mistress of Nelson
3. James, 1st Duke of Hamilton. 1606--49, Scottish supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War: defeated by Cromwell at the Battle of Preston and executed
4. Richard. born 1922, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style
5. Sir William Rowan. 1805--65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions
Hamilton
21. a port in central Canada, in S Ontario on Lake Ontario: iron and steel industry. Pop.: 618 820 (2001)
2. a city in New Zealand, on central North Island. Pop.: 129 300 (2004 est.)
3. a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop.: 48 546 (2001)
4. the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop.: 3461 (2000)
5. the former name of the
Churchill River in Labrador
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