Robert William Hamilton
Sir Robert William Hamilton (26 August 1867 – 5 July 1944)[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
Hamilton was Principal Judge and Chief Justice of the East Africa Protectorate from 1905 to 1920 and was Chairman of the Civil Service Commission in 1918.
Hamilton was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the island constituency of Orkney and Shetland at the 1922 general election, defeating the sitting National Liberal Party MP Sir Malcolm Smith.[2] He served as a Parliamentary delegate to South Africa in 1924, to Canada in 1928 and to Iceland in 1930. In 1931 he served on the Joint Select Committee on East Africa. He became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the National Government in September 1931 until 1932 and was appointed Scottish Liberal Whip in 1934.
He lost his seat at the 1935 general election, to the Conservative Party candidate.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 641. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Hamilton
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Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland 1922–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir Basil Neven-Spence |
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| Preceded by Drummond Shiels |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1931–1932 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth |
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