George Hamilton Lamb was an Australian politician.
14 Facts About Hamilton Lamb
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Hamilton Lamb was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1935 until his death in 1943, representing the electorate of Lowan for the Country Party.
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George Hamilton Lamb and his twin sister Florence were born in Epsom, a suburb of Bendigo, to William Edward Lamb and his wife, Sarah Victoria Lamb, a teacher.
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Hamilton Lamb lectured in English at the Gordon Institute of Technology from 1927 to 1931, and was then principal of Kyneton College from 1931 to 1933.
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Hamilton Lamb was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the 1935 Victorian state election, representing the electorate of Lowan for the Country Party.
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In 1940, Hamilton Lamb was one of four Country backbenchers who opposed their leader, Premier of Victoria Albert Dunstan, in what was known as the Hocking dispute.
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Hamilton Lamb called Dunstan's action "a gross betrayal and political perfidy".
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Hamilton Lamb was captured as a prisoner of war and was sent to work on the Burma Railway in Thailand.
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Hamilton Lamb was still listed as missing in action at time of the Victorian state election on 12 June 1943, however he was re-elected unopposed to the seat of Lowan.
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On 7 December 1943, Hamilton Lamb died at the Japanese work camp 131 Kilo in Thailand, suffering from malaria, dysentery and malnutrition.
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Hamilton Lamb is buried at the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery in Burma.
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Confirmation of Hamilton Lamb's death triggered a by-election in the seat of Lowan, with the writ issued on 28 September 1944, and polling on 4 November.
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Marie Hamilton Lamb died in a private hospital in Melbourne after a long illness on 20 February 1941, aged 38.
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Hamilton Lamb was serving in the AIF at the time of his wife's death, but was still stationed in Australia.