Robert Hamilton may refer to:

Politics

U.S.

Robert Hamilton (congressman) Robert Hamilton (December 9, 1809 – March 14, 1878) was an American lawyer, bank president and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1877 ...

(1809–1878), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Robert K. Hamilton Robert K. Hamilton (September 3, 1905 – November 10, 1986) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legisl ...

(1905–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania * Robert Ray Hamilton (1851–1890), New York politician * Robert S. Hamilton (1865–1940), American politician from Illinois * Robert W. Hamilton (judge) (1899–1981), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas

Canada

Robert Hamilton (judge) Robert Hamilton (September 14, 1753 – March 8, 1809) was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. Life He was born in the manse at Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland in 1753, the son of Rev John Hamilton, the local minister, and ...

(1753–1809), judge and political figure in Upper Canada * Robert Hamilton (merchant) (1787–1856), political figure in Upper Canada * Robert Hamilton (Northwest Territories politician) (1842–1911), Canadian politician * Robert J. Hamilton (active since 2003), Canadian politician from Ontario

UK

* Robert Hamilton (Liberal politician) (1867–1944), Scottish Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland *

Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton Robert Montgomery Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, KT (1793 – 22 December 1868) was a Scottish peer and politician. Background Born at Wishaw House, he was the son of William Hamilton, 7th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, and Penelope Ma ...

(1793–1868), Scottish peer * Robert Hamilton-Udny, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton (1871–1950), Scottish representative peer and soldier *

Robert Hamilton, 12th Lord Belhaven and Stenton Robert Alexander Benjamin Hamilton, 12th Lord Belhaven and Stenton (16 September 1903 – 10 July 1961), was a Scottish soldier, colonial administrator, author, and peer. He was a Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Austra ...

(1903–1961), Scottish peer * Sir Robert Hamilton, 6th Baronet, British politician and East India Company civil servant

Australia

Robert Hamilton (civil servant) Sir Robert George Crookshank Hamilton KCB, (30 August 1836 – 22 April 1895) was the sixth Governor, and the Commander-in-Chief of the then British colony of Tasmania from 11 March 1887, until 30 November 1892, during which time he oversaw t ...

(1836–1895), Australian politician, governor of Tasmania * Robert Bell Hamilton (1892–1948), Australian architect and politician

Religion

* Robert Hamilton of Preston (1650–1701), one of the leaders of the Scottish Covenanters * Robert Hamilton (moderator, died 1581) (c.1530–1581), Church of Scotland minister, Moderator of the General Assembly in 1572 *

Robert Hamilton (bishop) Robert Hamilton (c.1600–1649) was a prominent Scottish clergyman who served as Protestant Bishop of Caithness. Life He was born around 1600, probably the son of Rev Robert Hamilton of Hamilton, Scotland. He studied at Glasgow Universit ...

(c.1600-1649),

Bishop of Caithness The Bishop of Caithness was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Caithness, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. The first referenced bishop of Caithness was Aindréas, a Gael who appears in sources between 1146 and 1151 as bishop. Ain ...

* Robert Hamilton (moderator, died 1787) (1707–1787), twice Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland * Robert Hamilton (priest) (1853–1928), Dean of Armagh

Sports

* Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer) (1877–1948), Scottish footballer often known as R.C. Hamilton * Robert Hamilton (Irish footballer) (1907–1964), Northern Irish footballer who played for Rangers F.C. * Bob "Bones" Hamilton (1912–1996), American football player * Bob Hamilton (1916–1990), American professional golfer *

Bobby Hamilton Charles Robert Hamilton Sr. (May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007) was an American stock car racing driver. A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, Hami ...

(1957–2007), American stock car racing driver *

Bobby Hamilton (American football) Bobby Hamilton (born July 1, 1971) is a former American football defensive end. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1994. He played college football at Southern Mississippi. Early years Hamilton attend ...

(born 1971), American football defensive end * Bobby Hamilton Jr. (born 1978), American stock car racing driver * Bobby Hamilton (footballer) (1924–1999), English footballer for Chester and Yeovil

Others

Robert Hamilton (Norwegian governor) Robert Thomas Hamilton (died 1677) was a military officer who served in Denmark and Norway. He served as the first County Governor of Lister og Mandal county from 1671 until around 1675. Robert Hamilton was born in Scotland. He began as an offi ...

(died 1677), Scottish born, Norwegian military officer and governor * Robert Hamilton (economist) (1743–1829), Scottish economist and mathematician *

Robert Hamilton (advocate) Robert Hamilton FRSE (19 April 1763 – 13 December 1831) was a Scottish advocate and close friend of Sir Walter Scott. Enjoying boat trips and other excursions together, Scott termed him Our Lord High Admiral Hamilton in his diaries. He is noted ...

(1763–1831), Scottish advocate and friend of Sir Walter Scott *

Robert Wilson Hamilton Robert Wilson Hamilton (1819 – 9 August 1904) was an American-born lawyer and judge who was the inaugural Attorney General of Fiji. He served on the courts of the state of Illinois and later practiced law in California. During a business tri ...

(1819–1904), American-born lawyer and judge in Fiji *

Robert Hamilton (archaeologist) Robert William Hamilton, FBA (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1995) was a British archaeologist and academic. He was senior lecturer in Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1949 to 1956 and a fellow of Magdalen College, ...

(1905–1995), British archaeologist and academic * Robert William Hamilton Jr. (1930–2011), hyperbaric physiologist *

Robert W. Hamilton (law professor) Robert W. Hamilton (Mar 4, 1931 – January 12, 2018) was an American legal scholar who was the Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law. Hamilton earned his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in ...

(1931–2018), American legal scholar * Robert Hamilton (surgeon) (died c. 1832), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland *

Robert Hamilton of Briggis Robert Hamilton of Briggis (died 1568) was a Scottish soldier and military engineer. He was keeper of Linlithgow Palace and Dunbar Castle and was Master of the Scottish artillery. Lands Briggis was an estate at Kirkliston near the Almond Water ...

(died 1568), Scottish soldier and military engineer