Gustaf Wathier Hamilton (1783–1835) was a Swedish

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and

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. His father was

Adolf Ludvig Hamilton Count Adolf Ludvig Hamilton (1747–1802) was a Swedish count and politician. His father was Count Gustaf David Hamilton. He was one of the leaders of the opposition of the nobility against King Gustav III of Sweden in 1789. He also authored a cr ...

and his mother was Eva Kristina de Besche.Entry in ''Nordisk familjebok (1909)''
/ref> At 18 years old he received his degree in law from

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and became a student teacher at

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. His performance led to a quick career progression and in 1808 he became secretary of state at the

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of the

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. In 1826 he became County Governor of

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. He was elected into many important committees and was the chairman of the 1830 and 1835 national audits. He married Maria Helena von Strokirch in 1810 and

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Hedvig Carolina Beata Hamilton in 1831. He died in 1835. He was the father of

Henning Hamilton Count Henning Ludvig Hugo Hamilton (16 January 1814 – 15 January 1886) was a Swedish count, politician, government official and author. His father was Gustaf Wathier Hamilton. Today he is perhaps best remembered for the so-called ''Hamilton ...

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1783 births 1835 deaths Swedish people of Scottish descent Swedish jurists County governors of Sweden Uppsala University alumni Swedish counts Gustavian era people {{Sweden-politician-stub