Ernest Hamel (1826-1898) was a French lawyer, poet, historian, journalist and politician.

[2] Hamel served as a member of the Francs-tireurs as well as the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

[2] During his tenure as senator, he debated bills about the Panama Canal and French Algeria.

[5] They had a son, Edouard Hamel, and a daughter, Louise, who married Paul Maitrot de Varenne.

[7] His son, Edouard Hamel, inherited his manor and served as the mayor of Richebourg.