Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish officer of the British East India Company and British Army
Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1755
Place of Birth: Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 24-Dec-1835
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook
- Lieutenant-General Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Baronet (4 August 1755 – 24 December 1835) was a British officer of the Honourable East India Company, the British Army and during the Napoleonic Wars the Portuguese Army who saw action across the world from India to the West Indies and was honoured for his service by both the British and Portuguese royal families.
- Of noble Irish descent, related by birth to the first Earl Castle Stewart and by marriage to the Earl of Tyrone, Hamilton's extensive career and brave service was widely recognised during his life and after his death.
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