Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney,, styled Lord George Hamilton from 1666 to 1696, was a British army officer and the first officer of the British Army to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. After commanding a Scots Army regiment for the cause of William of Orange during the Williamite War in Ireland, he commanded another Scottish regiment in the Low Countries during the Nine Years' War.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords, colonial governor of Virginia
- Born
- February 9, 1666
- Died
- January 29, 1737
