Charles Hamilton (1834–1919) was a Canadian Anglican bishop who was the first Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario and Metropolitan of Canada.

[3] He was translated to become the Bishop of Ottawa in 1896 and was additionally elected as the Metropolitan of Canada in 1909 and then of Ontario in 1912.

They lived at Bishopscourt, Ottawa, and were the parents of nine children: Charles Robert Hamilton, K.C.

She accompanied her parents on her father's election to the bishopric of the Ottawa, Ontario diocese in 1896.

On May Day, 1898, at Government House, Ethel Mary Hamilton was elected and crowned "May Queen".