Ker Baillie-Hamilton CB (13 July 1804 – 6 February 1889) was a British colonial administrator. He was born in Cleveland, England, and died in Tunbridge Wells, England.

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Hamilton

Hamilton was educated at the Royal Military College, Woolwich,[1] where he went on to serve in India in 1822,[1] Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. In 1836, he married Emma Blair.[1]

In 1846 became Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.[1] Beginning in 1851 he was the administrator of Barbados and the Windward Islands.[1] In 1852, Hamilton was appointed governor of Newfoundland.[1]

Hamilton antagonized the Newfoundland Liberal Party by impeding the decision of the British government in 1854 to grant responsible government. He was quickly transferred by the colonial office, and appointed governor of Antigua and the Leeward Islands in March 1855.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) in the 1862 Birthday Honours.[1][2]

Baillie Hamilton died on 16 March 1889 in Tunbridge Wells.[1] He was survived by five daughters, including Baroness Hilford.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Obituary of Ker Baillie Hamilton". The Dominican. Dominica. 4 April 1889. Retrieved 3 February 2025. The death is announced of Mr. Ker Baillie Hamilton, C. B. on the 16th ultimo, at Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells
  2. ^ "Appointments to the Order of the Bath". The London Gazette. No. 22647. 25 July 1862. p. 3708. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
1846–1851 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Newfoundland
1852–1855 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Antigua
1855–1863 		Succeeded by


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