Angus Hambro
# Angus Hambro

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.

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. He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.

## Career

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

## Golf

He was a noted amateur golfer.

### Results timeline

| Tournament | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Open Championship | | | | | CUT | WD | | | | |
| The Amateur Championship | | | | R64 | | R128 | R128 | R256 | R16 | R256 |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
| The Open Championship | | T46 | | | | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | R128 | SF | R256 | R64 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
| The Open Championship | | | T61 | | | | | | | |
| The Amateur Championship | R16 | R128 | R256 | R128 | R64 | R32 | R64 | | R256 | R256 |

Note: Hambro only played in the Open Championship and the Amateur Championship.

NT = No tournament WD = Withdrew CUT = Missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Sources: www.opengolf.com, The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1903, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1905, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1907, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1908, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1909, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 1 June 1910, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1911, pg. 9.,The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 200., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1913, pg. 14., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1914, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, 10 June 1920, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1921, pg. 6., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1922, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1923, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1924, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1925, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1928, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 12 Jun 1929, pg. 14.

### Team appearances

* England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1908, 1909, 1910 (winners), 1922
* Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): 1911
