Angus Hambro

The Right Honourable Angus Hambro PC
Member of Parliament for South Dorset
In office January 1910 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by	Thomas Scarisbrick
Succeeded by	Robert Yerburgh
Member of Parliament for North Dorset
In office 13 July 1937 – 5 July 1945
Preceded by	Cecil Hanbury
Succeeded by	Frank Byers
Personal details
Born	Angus Valdemar Hambro 8 July 1883 Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Died	19 November 1957 (aged 74) Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Rosamund Kearsley (1907-1914; her death) Vanda St John Charlton (1916-1957; his death)
Children	7
Alma mater	Eton College
Occupation	Politician

Angus Valdemar Hambro (8 July 1883 - 19 November 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Angus Valdemar Hambro was born on 8 July 1883.^[1]

His father, Sir Everard Hambro, was a banker. His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish merchant, banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.

He was educated at Eton.^[2] He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.^[3]

Career

He was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 ^[4] to 1935 and a Member of Parliament again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.^[5]

Golf

He was a noted amateur golfer.^[6]

Death

He died on 19 November 1957.

Notes

1. Obituary Captain Angus Hambro The Times (London, England), Thursday, Nov 21, 1957; pg. 14; Issue 54004
2. ‘HAMBRO, Captain Angus Valdemar’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 4 Nov 2012
3. Cobbold FHT
4. The New Sheriffs.The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 23, 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710
5. They work for you
6. Royal Eastbourne Golf Club