Hamilton Lamb
| Hamilton Lamb | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Lowan |
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In office 2 March 1935 – 7 December 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Marcus Wettenhall |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Mibus |
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| Born |
George Hamilton Lamb 1 January 1900 Epsom, Victoria |
| Died | 7 December 1943 (aged 43) Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Siam |
| Resting place | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Christine Schultz (m. 1929; d. 1941) |
| Children | Winston, Tony and Ainslie Lamb |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
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| Nickname(s) | Hammy |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Imperial Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1943 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Java (1942) World War II |
George Hamilton Lamb (1 January 1900 – 7 December 1943) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1935 until his death in 1943, representing the electorate of Lowan for the Country Party.
George Hamilton Lamb and his twin sister Florence were born in Epsom, a suburb of Bendigo, to William Edward Lamb (an auctioneer and schoolteacher) and his wife, Sarah Victoria Lamb (née Irwin), also a teacher. Lamb was educated at Stawell High School, and then graduated in arts and law from the University of Melbourne in 1921. In 1923, he became the headmaster of the Preparatory Geelong Grammar School where he stayed until 1927. He lectured in English at the Gordon Institute of Technology from 1927 to 1931, and was then principal of Kyneton College from 1931 to 1933.
Lamb was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the Victorian state election, 1935, representing the electorate of Lowan for the Country Party.
In 1940, Lamb was one of four Country backbenchers who opposed their leader, Premier of Victoria Albert Dunstan, in what was known as the Hocking dispute. Albert Hocking was a businessman and orchardist who was a powerful political organiser in the Country Party of Victoria. In 1935, Dunstan appointed Hocking as a commissioner of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. In 1939, Hocking opposed the pre-selection of Dunstan's son, Arthur, leading to a bitter dispute between the two. Dunstan then used a questionable legal pretext to introduce legislation to force Hocking from his position in the State Bank. Lamb called Dunstan's action "a gross betrayal and political perfidy".
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