Willie Hamilton

Mr William Winter Hamilton

Rush ID: 8977

Details

Born:
26 June 1917
Died:
23 January 2000
Birth place:
Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
School teacher
Election occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Parentage:
J. Hamilton, of Philadelphia, County Durham
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8977
MNIS ID:
1080
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8021551
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
22249

Name changes

  1. HAMILTON, Willie (1917-2000)

Constituencies

  1. Fife Central

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1974¹
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1987
    Date of exit: 11 June 1987
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: COHSE
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None
  2. Fife West

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1974¹
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: No entry
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Fife Western

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: Thu 5th Jul 1945
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Other parliaments

  1. European Parliament

    Member

    1975-1979

Higher education

  1. Sheffield, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Washington Grammar School

Marriages

  1. Callon, Joan

    Year: 1944

    Notes: 1 daughter, 1 son

  2. (Name unknown), Margaret

    Year: 1982

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

Trade unions

  1. National Union of Teachers Member