Angus Valdemar Hambro (8 July 1883 – 19 November 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Angus Hambro | |
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| Member of Parliament for South Dorset | |
| In office January 1910 – 15 November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Scarisbrick |
| Succeeded by | Robert Yerburgh |
| Member of Parliament for North Dorset | |
| In office 13 July 1937 – 5 July 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Hanbury |
| Succeeded by | Frank Byers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angus Valdemar Hambro 8 July 1883 Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Died | 19 November 1957 (aged 74) Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rosamund Kearsley (1907-1914; her death) Vanda St John Charlton (1916-1957; his death) |
| Children | 7 |
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| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editAngus Valdemar Hambro was born on 8 July 1883.[1]
His father, Sir Everard Hambro, was a banker. His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish merchant, banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.
He was educated at Eton.[2] He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.[3]
Career
editHe was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 [4] to 1935 and a Member of Parliament again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.[5]
Golf
editHe was a noted amateur golfer.[6]
Results timeline
edit| Tournament | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | WD | ||||||||
| The Amateur Championship | R64 | R128 | R128 | R256 | R16 | R256 |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T46 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | R128 | SF | R256 | R64 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T61 | |||||||||
| The Amateur Championship | R16 | R128 | R256 | R128 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R256 | R256 |
Note: Hambro only played in the Open Championship and the Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament
WD = Withdrew
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Sources: www.opengolf.com, The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1903, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1905, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1907, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1908, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1909, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 1 June 1910, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1911, pg. 9.,The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 200., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1913, pg. 14., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1914, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, 10 June 1920, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1921, pg. 6., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1922, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1923, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1924, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1925, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1928, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 12 Jun 1929, pg. 14.
Team appearances
edit- England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1908, 1909, 1910 (winners), 1922
- Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): 1911
Notes
edit- ^ Obituary Captain Angus Hambro The Times (London, England), Thursday, 21 November 1957; pg. 14; Issue 54004
- ^ ‘HAMBRO, Captain Angus Valdemar’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 4 November 2012
- ^ Cobbold FHT
- ^ The New Sheriffs.The Times (London, England), Friday, 23 March 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710
- ^ They work for you
- ^ Royal Eastbourne Golf Club
External links
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Media related to Angus Hambro at Wikimedia Commons