For a number of years, Hamilton was a member of the board of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) which ran the majority of London's Underground lines. He served as the company's chairman between 1915 and 1919, following the resignation of Sir Edgar Speyer in 1915.[3][4]
Hamilton also held the honorary posts of Captain of Deal Castle (1899–1923) and Major of Deal (1909) and received the degree of honorary LLD from Glasgow University and of honorary DCL from the University of Oxford. He was also a Justice of Peace for Middlesex and Westminster. Hamilton was a Founder of the London School Board Masonic Lodge No. 2611 in 1896
Ronald James Hamilton OBE (1872–1958), who fought in the First World War, was wounded and in 1919 invested an OBE. He was awarded with the decoration of the Order of the Crown (Belgium). He served as First Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. In 1915 he married Florence Marguerite (Sarah Brooke) Hanna (d. 1959). They had one daughter:
Major Anthony George Hamilton (1874–1936), who fought in the First World War with the East Kent Regiment. He died unmarried and without issue.
Vice-Admiral Robert Cecil Hamilton (1882–1947), who fought in the First World War. In 1911 he married Edith Maud Paley (d. 1967), daughter of the barrister Algernon Herbert Paley.
Hamilton died in September 1927, aged 81. His wife survived him by eleven years and died in April 1938.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lord George Francis Hamilton GCSI PC JP 17 December 1845 22 September 1927 was a British Conservative Party politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for India The Right HonourableLord George HamiltonGCSI PC JPFirst Lord of the AdmiraltyIn office 24 June 1885 28 January 1886MonarchQueen VictoriaPrime MinisterThe Marquess of SalisburyPreceded byThe Earl of NorthbrookSucceeded byThe Marquess of RiponIn office 9 August 1886 11 August 1892MonarchQueen VictoriaPrime MinisterThe Marquess of SalisburyPreceded byThe Marquess of RiponSucceeded byThe Earl SpencerSecretary of State for IndiaIn office 4 July 1895 9 October 1903MonarchsQueen Victoria Edward VIIPrime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury Arthur BalfourPreceded byHenry FowlerSucceeded byHon St John BrodrickPersonal detailsBorn 1845 12 17 17 December 1845Died22 September 1927 1927 09 22 aged 81 NationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeSpouse s Lady Maud Lascelles 1846 1938 Children3Parent s James Hamilton 1st Duke of AbercornLady Louisa RussellAlma materHarrow School Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Other public appointments 4 Family and children 5 Ancestry 6 References 7 External linksBackground editHamilton was the third son of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa daughter of John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford and was educated at Harrow He served with the Rifle Brigade and Coldstream Guards achieving the rank of lieutenant Political career editHamilton was Member of Parliament for Middlesex between 1868 and 1885 and for Ealing between 1885 and 1906 He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Under Secretary of State for India from 1874 to 1878 and as Vice President of the Committee on Education from 1878 to 1880 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1878 He entered the cabinet as First Lord of the Admiralty under Lord Salisbury in 1885 a post he held until 1886 and again between 1886 and 1892 In 1894 he was elected as Chairman of the London School Board standing down after one year when the Unionists won the general election and he became Secretary of State for India under Salisbury which he remained until 1903 the last year under the premiership of Arthur Balfour He was appointed a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India GCSI in the 1903 Durbar Honours 1 2 In 1916 he was part of the Mesopotamia Commission of Inquiry Other public appointments editFor a number of years Hamilton was a member of the board of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London UERL which ran the majority of London s Underground lines He served as the company s chairman between 1915 and 1919 following the resignation of Sir Edgar Speyer in 1915 3 4 Hamilton also held the honorary posts of Captain of Deal Castle 1899 1923 and Major of Deal 1909 and received the degree of honorary LLD from Glasgow University and of honorary DCL from the University of Oxford He was also a Justice of Peace for Middlesex and Westminster Hamilton was a Founder of the London School Board Masonic Lodge No 2611 in 1896He was also President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1910 to 1912 and from 1915 to 1916 5 Family and children editHamilton married Lady Maud Caroline daughter of Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl of Harewood in 1871 They had three sons Ronald James Hamilton OBE 1872 1958 who fought in the First World War was wounded and in 1919 invested an OBE He was awarded with the decoration of the Order of the Crown Belgium He served as First Secretary in the Diplomatic Service In 1915 he married Florence Marguerite Sarah Brooke Hanna d 1959 They had one daughter Maud Sarah Hamilton 1917 1995 In 1939 she married Squadron Leader Count Manfred Maria Edmund Ralph Beckett Czernin von und zu Chudenitz DFC DSO MC RAF 1913 1962 With him she had one son and one daughter Major Anthony George Hamilton 1874 1936 who fought in the First World War with the East Kent Regiment He died unmarried and without issue Vice Admiral Robert Cecil Hamilton 1882 1947 who fought in the First World War In 1911 he married Edith Maud Paley d 1967 daughter of the barrister Algernon Herbert Paley Hamilton died in September 1927 aged 81 His wife survived him by eleven years and died in April 1938 Ancestry editAncestors of Lord George Hamilton16 Captain The Hon John Hamilton8 John Hamilton 1st Marquess of Abercorn17 Harriet Craggs4 James Hamilton Viscount Hamilton18 Sir Joseph Copley 1st Baronet9 Catherine Copley19 Mary Buller2 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn20 James Douglas 14th Earl of Morton10 The Hon John Douglas21 Bridget Heathcote5 Harriet Douglas22 Edward Lascelles 1st Earl of Harewood11 Lady Frances Lascelles23 Anne Chaloner1 Lord George Hamilton24 John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford12 Francis Russell Marquess of Tavistock25 The Hon Gertrude Leveson Gower6 John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford26 Willem van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle13 Lady Elizabeth Keppel27 Lady Anne Lennox3 Lady Louisa Jane Russell28 Cosmo Gordon 3rd Duke of Gordon14 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon29 Lady Catherine Gordon7 Lady Georgina Gordon30 Sir William Maxwell 3rd Baronet of Monreith Wigtownshire15 Jane Maxwell31 Magdalen BlairReferences edit The Durbar Honours The Times No 36966 London 1 January 1903 p 8 No 27511 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1903 p 2 New Chairman of the Underground The Times No 40858 19 May 1915 p 13 Retrieved 9 August 2009 Sir A Stanley on Railway Services The Times No 42114 31 May 1919 p 12 Retrieved 9 August 2009 Royal Statistical Society Presidents Royal Statistical Society Archived from the original on 13 October 2008 Retrieved 5 August 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lord George Hamilton Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord George Hamilton CricketArchive Lord George Hamilton Hamilton Rt Hon Lord George Francis Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 102 via Wikisource Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byViscount EnfieldandHenry Labouchere Member of Parliament for Middlesex1868 1885 With Viscount Enfield 1857 1874Octavius Edward Coope 1874 1885 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Parliament for Ealing1885 1906 Succeeded bySir Herbert Nield Political offices Preceded byM E Grant Duff Under Secretary of State for India1874 1878 Succeeded byHon Edward Stanhope Preceded byViscount Sandon Vice President of the Committee on Education1878 1880 Succeeded byA J Mundella Preceded byThe Earl of Northbrook First Lord of the Admiralty1885 1886 Succeeded byThe Marquess of Ripon Preceded byThe Marquess of Ripon First Lord of the Admiralty1886 1892 Succeeded byThe Earl Spencer Preceded byHenry Fowler Secretary of State for India1895 1903 Succeeded byHon St John Brodrick Government offices Preceded byJoseph Diggle Chairman of the London School Board1894 1895 Succeeded byThe Marquess of Londonderry Business positions Preceded bySir Edgar Speyer Chairman Underground Electric Railways Company of London1915 1919 Succeeded bySir Albert Stanley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord George Hamilton amp oldid 1194153244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
