At about this same time, <answer>Burke</answer> was introduced to William Gerard Hamilton (known as "Single-speech Hamilton"). When Hamilton was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, <answer>Burke</answer> accompanied him to Dublin as his private secretary, a position he held for three years. In 1765 <answer>Burke</answer> became private secretary to the liberal Whig statesman, Charles, Marquess of Rockingham, then Prime Minister of Great Britain, who remained <answer>Burke</answer>'s close friend and associate until his untimely death in 1782. Rockingham also introduced <answer>Burke</answer> as a Freemason.
Who was William Gerard Hamilton's private secretary?
Burke