Ker Baillie Hamilton
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Ker Baillie Hamilton (July 13, 1804 – February 6, 1889) colonial governor born in Cleveland, England and died in Tunbridge Wells, England.
Hamilton was educated at the Royal Military College, Woolwich where he went on to serve in Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. In 1846 became governor of Grenada. Beginning in 1851 he was the administrator of Barbados and the Windward Islands. In 1852 Hamilton was appointed governor of Newfoundland.
Hamilton antagonized the Newfoundland people by impeding the decision of the British government in 1854 to grant responsible government. He was quickly transferred by the colonial office and appointed governor of Antigua and the Leeward Islands in March 1855.
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- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ? |
Governor of Grenada 1846–1851 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Sir John Gaspard LeMerchant |
Governor of Newfoundland 1852–1855 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Henry Darling |
| Preceded by ? |
Governor of the Leeward Islands and Antigua 1855–1863 |
Succeeded by Stephen John Hill |
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