Walter Ferrier Hamilton
Walter Ferrier Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire | |
| In office 2 April 1859 – 14 July 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Baillie |
| Succeeded by | Peter McLagan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1818 |
| Died | (aged 52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
Walter Ferrier Hamilton (31 May 1818 – 8 April 1872, Torphichen)[1] was a British Liberal politician.
Ferrier Hamilton was elected Liberal MP for Linlithgowshire at the 1859 general election until 1865 when he did not seek re-election at that year's election.[2]
Hamilton's father was Col. John Ferrier Hamilton, of the 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, and his mother was The Hon. Georgina Prendergast Vereker, the third daughter of Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort.[3] Hamilton was their first son and inherited his father's properties. Hamilton's younger brother was Thomas Ferrier Hamilton who became an Australian politician, pastoralist, and sportsman.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1892). "Modern English Biography". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 595. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Hone, J. Ann. "Hamilton, Thomas Ferrier (1820–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Major Walter Hamilton – Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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