A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hamilton, Peter William

1736452A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Hamilton, Peter WilliamWilliam Richard O'Byrne

HAMILTON. (Commander, 1841.)

Peter William Hamilton entered the Navy 19 Nov. 1825; served as Midshipman of the Brisk 10, Capt. Hon. Wm. Anson, at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827; passed his examination in 1833; and, obtaining his first commission 2 March, 1838, was subsequently appointed, on the East India station – 16 Aug. 1838, to the Herald 26, Capt. Joseph Nias – 16 June, 1839, to the Volage 26, Capt. Henry Smith – and, 13 Oct. 1840, as First, to the Columbine 16, Capt. Thos. Jordaine Clarke. He served in the Volage in an attack made in 1839 on a fleet of Chihese war-junks; and, in 1841, he was attached to the Columbine during the first and second series of operations against Canton, where he appears to have had command of that vessel’s boats, and to have been spoken of in the highest terms.[1] He was, in consequence, promoted to his present rank 8 Oct. 1841.[2]

Commander Hamilton has for several years been Vice-Consul at Boulogne. Agents – Messrs. Chard.


  1. Vide Gaz. 1841, pp. 1505, 2505.
  2. Vide Gaz. 1841, p. 2539.