Justice Hugh Montgomery HAMILTON [23191]
- Born: 26 Jun 1854, Parramatta NSW
- Marriage (1): Minnie REDFEARN [23971] on 20 Jul 1905 in Melbourne Aust
- Marriage (2): Adelaide Eliza Margaret NORTHCOTT [23192] on 18 Mar 1880 in Chorley CHS
- Died: 11 Aug 1930, Strathfield Sydney NSW aged 76
- Buried: Bronte Waverley NSW
 General Notes:
Hugh was a lawyer Judge and farmer of Sydney.
JUDGE HAMILTON
Sydney August 12.
Judge Hugh Montgomery Hamilton died yesterday at his home, Tomabil, Strathfield, Judge Hamilton, who was born at Parramatta, and was in his 77th year, had a distinguished academic record at Geneva, Edinburgh, and English universities. He played for Scotland in International Rugby football in 1874-75. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1878. He was counsel to the Treasury on the Northern Circuit in England from 1884. As acting District Court judge in New South Wales, he served continuously from 1900 until 1914, when he was appointed permanently, and only retired from the bench in 1924. He was a prominent Freemason and was a vice president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and President of the Kennel Association.
He was joint author with Mr G C Addison of "The Crimes Act of 1900"
The Week - Brisbane, Qld. 15 Aug 1930
Research Notes:
Family placements uncertain
Hugh married Minnie REDFEARN [23971] [MRIN: 8613] on 20 Jul 1905 in Melbourne Aust. (Minnie REDFEARN [23971] was born in 1866 in Barnsley YKS and died on 9 Aug 1924 in Burwood NSW.)
Hugh next married Adelaide Eliza Margaret NORTHCOTT [23192] [MRIN: 8332] on 18 Mar 1880 in Chorley CHS. (Adelaide Eliza Margaret NORTHCOTT [23192] was born in 1857 in Macclesfield Cheshire and died on 23 Mar 1905 in Cheltenham GLS.)
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