Angus Hambro Explained

Angus Hambro
Office1:Member of Parliament
for South Dorset
Term Start1:January 1910
Term End1:15 November 1922
Predecessor1:Thomas Scarisbrick
Successor1:Robert Yerburgh
Office2:Member of Parliament
for North Dorset
Term Start2:13 July 1937
Term End2:5 July 1945
Predecessor2:Cecil Hanbury
Successor2:Frank Byers
Birth Date:8 July 1883
Birth Place:Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Death Place:Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Birthname:Angus Valdemar Hambro
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Father:Everard Hambro
Spouse:Rosamund Kearsley (1907-1914; her death)
Vanda St John Charlton (1916-1957; his death)
Children:7
Alma Mater:Eton College
Occupation:Politician

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.[1]

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.[2] He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.[3]

Career

He was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 [4] to 1935 and a Member of Parliament again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.[5]

Golf

He was a noted amateur golfer.[6]

Results timeline

Tournament1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
The Open ChampionshipCUTWD
The Amateur ChampionshipR64R128R128R256R16R256
Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
The Open ChampionshipT46NTNTNTNTNT
The Amateur ChampionshipR128R128SFR256R64NTNTNTNTNT
Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
The Open ChampionshipT61
The Amateur ChampionshipR16R128R256R128R64R32R64R256R256
Note: Hambro only played in the Open Championship and the Amateur Championship.
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 and References

  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. http://family-tree.cobboldfht.com/people/view/3400 Cobbold FHT
  4. The New Sheriffs.The Times (London, England), Friday, 23 March 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710
  5. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=1937-07-19a.1787.1 They work for you
  6. http://www.regc.co.uk/pages.php/page/0dfd5370-f0d5-11e1-8f46-bc305bd9eec9/view.html Royal Eastbourne Golf Club