Edward Hamilton (Australian politician)

Edward Angus Hamilton (born 27 February 1831) was an architect and politician in colonial South Australia.[1]

Hamilton was the son of George Ernest Hamilton, a civil engineer, and arrived in South Australia on 5 December 1849.[2] In April 1852 he began Government service at the Assay Office, where remained until June 1853. Hamilton was then appointed Assistant to the Colonial Architect of South Australia, William Bennett Hays.[2] By January 1854 he had been appointed Assistant Architect in the Colonial Architect's Office. When Hays left for England towards the end of 1854, Hamilton was placed in charge.[2] On 10 July 1856 Hamilton was appointed Colonial Architect and Supervisor of Works[2][3] with a salary of £450 per annum and a £112 gratuity.[4]

Hamilton married Ellen Seymour in 1856.[2] He resigned as Colonial Architect around August 1860.[4]

Hamilton and his father were involved in constructing the Kadina to Wallaroo railway, completed in 1866.[5] Their partnership was dissolved later in 1866 when George was appointed to the Strathalbyn and Middleton Railway.[citation needed]

In 1866 Hamilton joined the architectural firm of Wright & Woods (with Edmund Wright and E. J. Woods),[6] which he left in 1868 to become second-in-charge of the Colonial Architect's Department.[citation needed]

Hamilton was elected a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the District of Light on 5 April 1870, served as Treasurer of South Australia from 12 May 1870 to 30 May 1870 and resigned a year later, unmourned,[7] on 28 July 1871,[1] and reportedly left the colony for South America.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Edward Hamilton". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hamilton, Edward Angus". Architects Database. University of South Australia.
  3. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Hamilton, Edward Angus" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ a b c "Digging up the Past". The Register. Adelaide. 15 November 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2014 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Opening of the Wallaroo Railway". South Australian Weekly Chronicle. Adelaide. 14 July 1866. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2014 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Christine (2008). "Architect Personal Details: Wright, Edmund William". Architects of South Australia. University of South Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Kapunda Herald". Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligencer. S.A. 21 April 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via Trove.