Patrick Hamilton

Patrick Hamilton is the name of:

  • Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil (died 1520), Scottish nobleman
  • Patrick Hamilton (martyr) (1504–1528), Scottish Protestant reformer and son of the above
  • Patrick Hamilton (poet) (1575–1658), Church of Scotland minister and poet
  • Patrick Hamilton (writer) (1904–1962), novelist and playwright

Famous quotes containing the words patrick and/or hamilton:

    “The institution of the family is decisive in determining not only if a person has the capacity to love another individual but in the larger social sense whether he is capable of loving his fellow men collectively. The whole of society rests on this foundation for stability, understanding and social peace.”
    —Daniel Patrick Moynihan (20th century)

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