Edward Hamilton (Australian politician)

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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]

Works

Hamilton designed the present (Anglican) St George's Church in Gawler in Early English style. The foundation stone was laid on 6 January 1858 but the building was not consecrated until 23 April 1895 (by Bishop Kennion), initially due to the church trustees not accepting the Model Trust Deed. [8]

He collaborated with Edmund Wright on the design of two prominent Adelaide buildings: [6]


References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Edward Hamilton". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ "St. George's Church, Gawler". The Bunyip . South Australia. 1 May 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2019– via Trove.
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