Henry Hamilton (colonial administrator)

Henry Hamilton
Born	c. 1734 Dublin, Ireland
Died	29 September 1796 (aged 62) Antigua, British West Indies
Nationality	British
Other names	Hair Buyer, Hair-buyer General
Occupation(s)	Military officer, colonial administrator
Spouse	Elizabeth Lee
Children	Mary Anne Pierpoint Hamilton (daughter)
Father	Henry Hamilton
Relatives	Sackville Hamilton (brother) Frederick Hamilton (uncle) Gustavus Hamilton (uncle) Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne (grandfather)
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Henry Hamilton (c. 1734 – 29 September 1796) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He served in North America as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec and later as Deputy Governor after the American Revolutionary War. He later served as Governor of Bermuda and lastly, as Governor of Dominica, where he died in office.

In 1779, Hamilton was captured during the Revolutionary War by American forces at Fort Sackville while serving as the Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs at Fort Detroit. He was transported to Virginia, where Hamilton was held by Governor Thomas Jefferson's government until October 1780. He was then sent to New York and gained freedom in a prisoner exchange in 1781, being allowed to depart for London.