Robert William Hamilton

Robert William Hamilton

Sir Robert William Hamilton (26 August 1867 – 15 July 1944) was a Scottish Liberal 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 for the island constituency of Orkney and Shetland at the 1922 general election. 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.

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