| Authorised form of name | Hamilton; William Richard (1777 - 1859); diplomat |
| Dates | 1777 - 1859 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 09 January 1777 |
| Place of death | Bolton Row, London |
| Date of death | 11 July 1859 |
| Activity | Education:
Harrow School; Oxford; Cambridge
Career:
Lamed for life in an accident at school; Secretary to Lord Elgin whilst ambassador at Constantinople; sent to Egypt and, on discovering the French shipping out the Rosetta stone, he took it from them (1799); superintended the removal of the Elgin Marbles and had divers salvage those in a vessel which sank (1802); Under Secretary, Foreign Affairs (1809-1822); Minister at the Court of Naples (1822-1825)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/04/1813 |
| Relationships | Son of Rev Anthony Hamilton (FRS 1777); married Judith Udny; father of William John Hamilton (FRS 1855) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/66896160 |
| Royal Society code | NA5805 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/001874 | Hamilton, William Richard | 1850 |
| EC/1813/01 | Hamilton, William Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/57/859 | Copy letter from Edwin Deller, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to CF Gifford Esq; Solicitor's Department, HM Treasury, Storey's Gate, SW 1 | 25 February 1920 |
| MC/2/209 | Requisition for a Special General Meeting of the Royal Society | 21 May 1836 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| HS/9/216 | Letter, from William Richard Hamilton to Sir John Herschel | 9 June 1824 |
| HS/9/219 | Letter, from William Richard Hamilton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Chelsea | 3 November 1839 |
| HS/9/220 | Letter, from William Richard Hamilton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Bolton Row | 17 March 1841 |
| HS/9/217 | Letter, from William Richard Hamilton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples | 23 December 1824 |
| HS/9/218 | Letter, from William Richard Hamilton to Sir John Herschel, dated at King's Rd., Chelsea | 29 May 1837 |