Sir Charles Edward James Louis William John Hamilton, 1st Baronet (28 May 1845 – 15 Nov 1928) was an English businessman and Conservative politician. Hamilton was the son of John Hamilton of Liverpool and his wife Jessy Kemble. He was a Director of the North Wales Taper Co. and of McCorquodale & Co. He was a member of

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for nine years and was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers. He retired from the volunteers in 1881 with permission to retain his rank. He was a J.P. for Lancashire and Liverpool City. Hamilton was elected

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(MP) for Rotherhithe in

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. He held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election, when he was created Baronet of Cadogan Square on 21 November 1892. He was appointed

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in 1906. Hamilton lived at Mayfield, Shooter's Hill, Kent. He died at the age of 83 when the baronetcy became extinct. Hamilton married Mary McCorquodale in 1876, and they had two daughters, Winnie and Maud Kemble. He is buried at

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in London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Charles, 1st Baronet 1845 births 1928 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892

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