. ▁ ▁History ▁Thomas ▁Hamilton ▁A yl iffe ▁( 1 7 7 4 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 2 ) ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁well ▁connected ▁family ▁whose ▁details ▁are ▁somewhat ▁obsc ure , ▁but ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁was ▁or phan ed ▁and ▁was , ▁with ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁two ▁sister s , ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁guard ians hip ▁of ▁George ▁O ' B rian ▁Wy nd ham ▁( 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 7 5 1 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 7 ), ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Eg rem ont , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁exec utor ▁of ▁their ▁father ' s ▁will , ▁and ▁their ▁s urn ames ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁earlier ▁form ▁of ▁" I live ". ▁ ▁The ▁Earl ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁marriage ▁in ▁Europe ▁with ▁Thomas ' s ▁el dest ▁sister ▁Elizabeth ▁( ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 2 2 ), ▁who ▁had ▁several ▁children ▁by ▁him , ▁the ▁el dest ▁being ▁George ▁Wy nd ham ▁( 5 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 9 ), ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁Colonel ▁Wy nd ham , ▁then ▁Lord ▁Le con field . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁to ▁study ▁medicine . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁completed ▁his ▁course , ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁had