Archibald Gavin Hamilton
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The Right Honourable The Lord Hamilton of Epsom PC |
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| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 25 July 1988 – 27 May 1993 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Ian Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Hanley |
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Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell |
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In office 27 April 1978 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Rawlinson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Grayling |
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| Born | 30 December 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Archibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, PC (born 30 December 1941) is a British Conservative Party politician.
Hamilton is the second son of the 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen. The title was originally granted to Hamilton's great-grandfather, John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, who was a Liberal politician, and had been inherited by his second son, Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, also a Liberal politician, before passing to his nephew, Hamilton's father. His mother, Rosemary Coke, was a daughter of Major Sir John Spencer Coke, son of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester; her maternal grandfather was Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham. Archi Hamilton is the younger brother of the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell. He was born at Beckington Castle, Beckington, Somerset, which was then his parents' country house. He was educated at Eton College.
Conservative Councillor in Kensington and Chelsea 1968-71
Twice stood for election in the Labour stronghold of Dagenham in the General Elections held in :- 1974
In a by-election, won the seat for Epsom and Ewell 1978. He held the seat until retirement from Parliament 2001
During his Parliamentary career he served in the following posts:-
Parliamentary Private Sec. (PPS) to the Sec. of State for:-
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