Edward Hamilton (Australian politician)
Edward Angus Hamilton (born 27 February 1831) was an architect and politician in colonial South Australia.[1]
Hamilton was the son of George Ernest Hamilton, a civil engineer, and arrived in South Australia on 5 December 1849.[2] In April 1852 he began Government service at the Assay Office, where remained until June 1853. Hamilton was then appointed Assistant to the Colonial Architect of South Australia, William Bennett Hays.[2] By January 1854 he had been appointed Assistant Architect in the Colonial Architect's Office. When Hays left for England towards the end of 1854, Hamilton was placed in charge.[2] On 10 July 1856 Hamilton was appointed Colonial Architect and Supervisor of Works[2][3] with a salary of £450 per annum and a £112 gratuity.[4]
Hamilton married Ellen Seymour in 1856.[2] He resigned as Colonial Architect around August 1860.[4]
Hamilton and his father were involved in constructing the Kadina to Wallaroo railway, completed in 1866.[5] Their partnership was dissolved later in 1866 when George was appointed to the Strathalbyn and Middleton Railway.[citation needed]
In 1866 Hamilton joined the architectural firm of Wright & Woods (with Edmund Wright and E. J. Woods),[6] which he left in 1868 to become second-in-charge of the Colonial Architect's Department.[citation needed]
Hamilton was elected a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the District of Light on 5 April 1870, served as Treasurer of South Australia from 12 May 1870 to 30 May 1870 and resigned a year later, unmourned,[7] on 28 July 1871,[1] and reportedly left the colony for South America.[4]
Works[edit]
Hamilton designed the present (Anglican) St George's Church in Gawler in Early English style. The foundation stone was laid on 6 January 1858 but the building was not consecrated until 23 April 1895 (by Bishop Kennion), initially due to the church trustees not accepting the Model Trust Deed.[8]
He collaborated with Edmund Wright on the design of two prominent Adelaide buildings:[6]
- Brougham Place Congregational Church, North Adelaide (competition 1859; built 1861; now Brougham Place Uniting Church)
- Adelaide GPO (General Post Office) building, King William Street, Adelaide (competition, March 1866; built 1867–1872)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mr Edward Hamilton". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Hamilton, Edward Angus". Architects Database. University of South Australia.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Digging up the Past". The Register. Adelaide. 15 November 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ "Opening of the Wallaroo Railway". South Australian Weekly Chronicle. Adelaide. 14 July 1866. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Christine (2008). "Architect Personal Details: Wright, Edmund William". Architects of South Australia. University of South Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "The Kapunda Herald". Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligencer. S.A. 21 April 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ "St. George's Church, Gawler". The Bunyip. South Australia. 1 May 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2019 – via Trove.