Count Hugo Erik Gustaf Hamilton (21 August 1849 – 27 January 1928) was a Swedish politician,

Minister for Civil Service Affairs The Minister for Civil Service Affairs ( sv, Civilminister), since 2010 called Minister for Public Administration, is a member of the Government of Sweden. The minister for civil service affairs was the head of the Ministry for Civil Service Aff ...

between 1907–1921 and the eight Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag.

Biography

Hugo Erik Gustaf Hamilton was born on 21 August 1849 on

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, Husaby, Skaraborg County to county governor count Adolf Ludvig Hamilton and Johanna Ulrika Agnes Geijer. He took his jurist grade from Uppsala University in 1878. He was a member of the city council of

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in 1888—1893 and 1896—1900 Hamilton was a member of

Andra kammaren The Andra kammaren (lit. Second Chamber) was the lower house of the bicameral Riksdag of Sweden between 1866 and 1970 that replaced the Riksdag of the Estates. The upper house was the Första kammaren. At the time of its abolition the chamb ...

in 1891–1893 and 1897–1901. On 31 March 1900, he became Governor of Gävleborg County, which he was until 18 September 1918. Between 4 December 1907 and 7 October 1911, Hamilton was

in Sweden. Hamilton became a member of Första kammaren in 1908. Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag from 1916 to his death in 1928. Hamilton died on 27 January 1928 on

Högfors bruk Karkkila (; sv, Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland. Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti. Geography Karkkila is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and it covers an ar ...

, Karbenning, Värmland County.

Family

On 8 September 1881 in

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, Hamilton married countess Elvine Åkerhielm af Blombacka, daughter of county governor count Hans Samuel Knut Åkerhielm af Blombacka and Maria Ulrika Josefina Björkman.

References

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