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Robert Hamilton

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Robert Hamilton FRSE (19 April 1763 – 13 December 1831) was a Scottish advocate and close friend of Sir Walter Scott. Enjoying boat trips and other excursions together, Scott termed him Our Lord High Admiral Hamilton in his diaries. He is noted as a gourmand and suffered repeatedly from gout. Life Hamilton was born on 19 April 1763 one of 11 children to Alexander Hamilton of Gilkerscleugh near Crawfordjohn in Lanarkshire, and his wife Margaret (nee MacQueen). He trained in law at the University of Edinburgh under John Millar, qualifying as an advocate in 1788. In 1796 he purchased (sic) from Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank the chair of Professor of Public Law at the University. He never lectured, as was standard in this role at that time, which was largely titular, but held it until death, receiving £200 per annum for the title. From 1797 to 1822 he served as Sheriff of Lanark. From 1822 he served as Principal Clerk of Session in the High Court.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Robert Hamilton: Businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada · British archaeologist and academic; (1905-1995) · Irish international rugby union player · Canadian politician (1842–1911)

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Robert Hamilton FRSE (19 April 1763 – 13 December 1831) was a Scottish advocate and close friend of Sir Walter Scott. Enjoying boat trips and other excursions together, Scott termed him Our Lord High Admiral Hamilton in his diaries. He is noted as a gourmand and suffered repeatedly from gout. Life Hamilton was born on 19 April 1763 one of 11 children to Alexander Hamilton of Gilkerscleugh near Crawfordjohn in Lanarkshire, and his wife Margaret (nee MacQueen). He trained in law at the University of Edinburgh under John Millar, qualifying as an advocate in 1788. In 1796 he purchased (sic) from Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank the chair of Professor of Public Law at the University. He never lectured, as was standard in this role at that time, which was largely titular, but held it until death, receiving £200 per annum for the title. From 1797 to 1822 he served as Sheriff of Lanark. From 1822 he served as Principal Clerk of Session in the High Court.

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