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Person
Authorized form of name
Robert George Crookshank Hamilton
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Dates of existence
1836-1895
History
Sir Robert George Crookshank Hamilton (1836-1895), civil servant and governor, was born on 30 August 1836 at Bressay, Shetland, Scotland, son of Rev. Zachary Macaulay Hamilton and his first wife Anne Irvine, née Crookshank. Educated at the Grammar School and at the University and King's College, Aberdeen (M.A., 1857; LL.D., 1885) Appointed Governor of Tasmania 1887-1893. For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hamilton-sir-robert-george-3703