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British politician

Angus Hambro
Member of Parliament
for South Dorset
In office
January 1910 – 15 November 1922
Preceded byThomas Scarisbrick
Succeeded byRobert Yerburgh
Member of Parliament
for North Dorset
In office
13 July 1937 – 5 July 1945
Preceded byCecil Hanbury
Succeeded byFrank Byers
Personal details
BornAngus Valdemar Hambro
(1883-07-08)8 July 1883
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Died19 November 1957(1957-11-19) (aged 74)
Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Rosamund Kearsley (1907-1914; her death)
Vanda St John Charlton (1916-1957; his death)
Children7
Parent
Alma materEton College
OccupationPolitician

Angus Valdemar Hambro (8 July 1883 – 19 November 1957) was a British Conservative Party 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 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. He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.

Career

He was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 to 1935 and a Member of Parliament again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.

Golf

He was a noted amateur golfer.

Results timeline

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.

  Top 10   Did not play

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

Notes

  1. Obituary Captain Angus Hambro The Times (London, England), Thursday, 21 November 1957; pg. 14; Issue 54004
  2. ‘HAMBRO, Captain Angus Valdemar’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 4 November 2012
  3. Cobbold FHT
  4. The New Sheriffs.The Times (London, England), Friday, 23 March 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710
  5. They work for you
  6. Royal Eastbourne Golf Club

External links

Media related to Angus Hambro at Wikimedia Commons

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThomas Scarisbrick Member of Parliament for South Dorset
1910 – 1922 		Succeeded byRobert Yerburgh
Preceded byCecil Hanbury Member of Parliament for North Dorset
1937 – 1945 		Succeeded byFrank Byers
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