Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne (24 March 1724 – 30 July 1789) was an Irish peer and politician.
After serving in the Royal Navy and Irish House of Commons, he inherited the viscountcy from his brother Frederick Hamilton, 3rd Viscount Boyne in 1772 and died in 1789.
[1] Hamilton entered the Irish House of Commons in 1755 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Navan until 1761.
[5] On 8 June 1757 he joined the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Magnanime as her third lieutenant; he served in her until 11 July and did not receive any further appointments in the navy.
Together, they were the parents of seventeen children, seven sons and ten daughters, including:[7] Lord Boyne died on 30 July 1789.