Hamilton, Henry Parr

Hamilton, Henry Parr an English divine, son of Dr. Alexander Hamilton, of Edinburgh, was born there in 1794, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with high honors in 1816. He held a living for several years in Yorkshire, and in 1850 was made dean of Salisbury. He died February 9, 1880. Dean Hamilton published, The Principles of Analytical Geometry: — Analytical System of Conic Sections: — Remarks on Popular Education: — The Education of the Lower Classes, and several sermons.