Angus Valdemar Hambro (8 July 1883 – 19 November 1957) was a British

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politician.

Early life

Angus Valdemar Hambro was born on 8 July 1883. His father, Sir Everard Hambro, was a banker. His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the

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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 Calmer Hambro (1747-1806) was a Danish merchant and banker. Early life Calmer Hambro was born as Calmer Joachim Levy in 1747 in Rendsburg, a town of Schleswig-Holstein in Denmark, later acquired by Prussia in the Second Schleswig War of 1864.Andr ...

, was a Danish merchant and banker. He was educated at

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. He served in the

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Career

He was

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for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 to 1935 and a

again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.

Golf

He was a noted amateur golfer.Royal Eastbourne Golf Club
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Results timeline

Team appearances

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(representing England): 1908, 1909, 1910 (winners), 1922 *Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs):

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Angus Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * An ...

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