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William Hamilton

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William Hamilton (died 1724) was a Scottish antiquarian. Life He was a son of William Hamilton of Wishaw in Lanarkshire, and grandson of John Hamilton of Udston who claimed descent from James Hamilton of Cadzow; his mother was Beatrix, daughter of James Douglas of Morton. The third son in a large family, he ultimately succeeded to the family estate of Wishaw. Hamilton was a reputed antiquarian and genealogist, praised by George Crawfurd, and an acknowledged supporter of Alexander Nisbet's System of Heraldry (1722). He died at an advanced age in 1724, having been born in the 1630s. Works Hamilton left in manuscript an Account of the Shyres of Renfrew and Lanark, which went to the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh. In 1832 it was published as one of the volumes of the Maitland Club, edited by William Motherwell, and consists of brief topographical descriptions of the principal castles and mansions in Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire, with genealogical information on local families.

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“The primary principle of education is the determination of the pupil to self-activity — the doing nothing for him which he is able to do for himself.”
— As quoted by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895). p. 573.
“Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shook, it shines.”
— Discussions on Philosophy, Title Page, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 818-22.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named William Hamilton: Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanolog · Scottish poet and First World War soldier · Archdeacon of Armagh · surgeon in the British East India Company

Overview

William Hamilton (died 1724) was a Scottish antiquarian. Life He was a son of William Hamilton of Wishaw in Lanarkshire, and grandson of John Hamilton of Udston who claimed descent from James Hamilton of Cadzow; his mother was Beatrix, daughter of James Douglas of Morton. The third son in a large family, he ultimately succeeded to the family estate of Wishaw. Hamilton was a reputed antiquarian and genealogist, praised by George Crawfurd, and an acknowledged supporter of Alexander Nisbet's System of Heraldry (1722). He died at an advanced age in 1724, having been born in the 1630s. Works Hamilton left in manuscript an Account of the Shyres of Renfrew and Lanark, which went to the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh. In 1832 it was published as one of the volumes of the Maitland Club, edited by William Motherwell, and consists of brief topographical descriptions of the principal castles and mansions in Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire, with genealogical information on local families.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“The primary principle of education is the determination of the pupil to self-activity — the doing nothing for him which he is able to do for himself.”
— As quoted by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895). p. 573.
“Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shook, it shines.”
— Discussions on Philosophy, Title Page, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 818-22.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.