Alexander Macdonald Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton CBE
JP
is a former President of the Law Society of Scotland
London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1978 Gazetted CBE’s - Alexander Madonald Hamilton, past President, The Law Society of Scotland Retrieved 7 September 2011 and vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland
.
Born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
on the 11 May 1925, Alexander Macdonald Hamilton was educated at the Hamilton Academy
.
From Hamilton Academy Alexander Hamilton graduated MA
, and LLB from the University of Glasgow
. A Senior Partner and latterly Consultant with the large Glasgow firm of solicitors, McGrigor Donald, Hamilton is also a former vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland
Group.
Formerly a Member of Council and Convener of the Diligence Committee of the Law Society of Scotland
Hamilton was to become President of the Society, 1977-78. He is also a former member of the Court House Committee of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow
.
Alexander Macdonald Hamilton was appointed JP
and, in 1978, CBE
.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
is a former President of the Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession...
London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1978 Gazetted CBE’s - Alexander Madonald Hamilton, past President, The Law Society of Scotland Retrieved 7 September 2011 and vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
.
Born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Motherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
on the 11 May 1925, Alexander Macdonald Hamilton was educated at the Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
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From Hamilton Academy Alexander Hamilton graduated MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)
A Master of Arts in Scotland can refer to an undergraduate academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland – the University of St Andrews, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh, while the University of...
, and LLB from the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
. A Senior Partner and latterly Consultant with the large Glasgow firm of solicitors, McGrigor Donald, Hamilton is also a former vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
Group.
Formerly a Member of Council and Convener of the Diligence Committee of the Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession...
Hamilton was to become President of the Society, 1977-78. He is also a former member of the Court House Committee of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow
Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow
The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is a professional body of legal practitioners based in Glasgow and providing services to lawyers in the city and the surrounding area...
.
Alexander Macdonald Hamilton was appointed JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and, in 1978, CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
.