Collingwood George Clements Hamilton Bt (1877 - 1947)

Born 1 Nov 1877 in Eglingham, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Christadora (Simon) Hamilton — married 1906 in Bucklow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 12 Jan 1947 at age 69 in Cransford Hall, near Saxmundham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George was born in 1877. He is the son of George Hamilton and Louisa Clemens.

Sir Collingwood George Clements Hamilton, 1st Bt. was born on 1 November 1877.1 He was the son of Venerable George Hans Hamilton and Lady Louisa Frances Clements. He married Eleanor Christadora Simon, daughter of Henry Simon and Emily Stoehr, on 8 May 1906. He died on 12 January 1947 at age 69.1 Sir Collingwood George Clements Hamilton, 1st Bt. usually went by his middle name of George. He was an electrical engineer. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Altrincham between 1913 and 1923. He gained the rank of Major in the Queen's Westminster Rifles. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire. He was Controller of Enrolment, National Service in 1916. He fought in the First World War in 1917, with the Royal Flying Corps. He was Controller of Contract Claims, Ministry of Munitions in 1918. He was appointed Knight in 1922. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ilford between 1928 and 1937. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk. He was created 1st Baronet Hamilton, of Ilford, co. Essex [U.K.] on 10 June 1937.

Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WM-ZXH2 : 12 December 2017), George Collingwood Hamilton in household of George Hans Hamilton, Eglingham, Northumberland, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 5124/63, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,418.
• Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
• ThePeerage.com Person Page [1]. (accessed 23 Jan 2020)