George Hamilton
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Most Influential Person Across History
Canadian merchant and politician
Why Is George Hamilton Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, George Hamilton was a Canadian merchant and politician, who founded the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Life and career Hamilton was born on October 1788 in Queenston Heights. He was the son of wealthy and influential Scottish-born Queenston merchant Robert Hamilton, who later held important government offices, being a member of the Legislative Council and lieutenant of the County of Lincoln, and of Catherine Askin Robertson.