Archbishop Malcolm Hamilton

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Reverend Malcolm Hamilton of Dalserf (died 1629) was an Anglican Archbishop of Cashel.

He was Rector of Devenish.

He had the Monea Castle built in his inherited lands in Fermanagh, starting in 1616, completed about 1618, and a bawn added in 1622.

He was appointed to archdiocese in 1623.

One of his sons of first marriage was Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly, a soldier in Swedish service, who was created baron of Deserf in Sweden.

Lewis Hamilton was his son of second marriage and he also was in swedish service and was elevated there to baronial rank. Through him, colonel, governor Gustavus Hamilton (1650s-1591) was Malcolm's grandson.

Captain John Hamilton of Monea was Malcolm's younger son of first marriage. His sons, Malcolm and Hugo, went to Swedish service in 1655 and were in 1689 created barons in peerage of Sweden.