William Richard Hamilton ( 1777 - 1859 )

Birth: London, England (09 January 1777) Death: Bolton Row, London (11 July 1859) Education: Harrow School; Oxford; Cambridge Career: Lamed for life in an accident at school; Secretary to Lord Elgin whilst ambassador at Constantinople; sent to Egypt and, on discovering the French shipping out the Rosetta stone, he took it from them (1799); superintended the removal of the Elgin Marbles and had divers salvage those in a vessel which sank (1802); Under Secretary, Foreign Affairs (1809-1822); Minister at the Court of Naples (1822-1825) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/04/1813.