Sir Charles Hamilton, 1st Baronet
Encyclopedia
Sir Charles Edward Hamilton, 1st Baronet (28 May 1845 – 15 Nov 1928) was an English businessman and Conservative
politician.
Hamilton was the son of John Hamilton of Liverpool and his wife Jessy Kemble. He was a Director of the North Wales Taper Co. and of McCorquodale & Co. He was a member of Liverpool Corporation for nine years and was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers. He retired from the volunteers in 1881 with permission to retain his rank. He was a J.P.
for Lancashire and Liverpool City.
Hamilton was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Rotherhithe
in 1885
. He held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election
, when he was created Baronet of Cadogan Square
on 21 November 1892. He was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1906 .
Hamilton lived at Mayfield, Shooter's Hill, Kent. He died at the age of 83 when the baronetcy became extinct.
Hamilton married Lucia McCorquodale in 1876, and they had a daughter.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Hamilton was the son of John Hamilton of Liverpool and his wife Jessy Kemble. He was a Director of the North Wales Taper Co. and of McCorquodale & Co. He was a member of Liverpool Corporation for nine years and was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers. He retired from the volunteers in 1881 with permission to retain his rank. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Lancashire and Liverpool City.
Hamilton was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe (UK Parliament constituency)
Rotherhithe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rotherhithe district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
in 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
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. He held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, when he was created Baronet of Cadogan Square
Hamilton Baronets
There have been eighteen Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hamilton, seven in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England, five in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
on 21 November 1892. He was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1906 .
Hamilton lived at Mayfield, Shooter's Hill, Kent. He died at the age of 83 when the baronetcy became extinct.
Hamilton married Lucia McCorquodale in 1876, and they had a daughter.