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NameSir Sidney Orme Rowan-Hamilton 
[27, LG of Ireland 1958, Rowan-Hamilton, p. 352], [190, Killileagh, Co. Down article, p. 989]
[27, LG of Ireland 1958, Rowan-Hamilton, p. 352], [190, Killileagh, Co. Down article, p. 989]Birth10 Nov 1877, Newtonwards, Co Down
Death4 Nov 1949
GeneralOnly s. Kt: 1931. Chief Justice of Bermuda: 1927. Barrister. Author.
FatherGeorge Rowan-Hamilton (1845-)
MotherHelen Maudsley
Spouses
Marriage10 Aug 1901, Birkenhead district, Lancs [27, LG of Ireland 1958, Rowan-Hamilton, p. 352], [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1901, Birkenhead dist, vol 8a, p. 902]
ChildrenHans Frederick (1906-)
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Who Was Who has:
ROWAN-HAMILTON, His Hon. Sir Orme (1877-1949)
Details: ROWAN-HAMILTON, His Hon. Sir Orme, Kt, 1931, born Newtownards, Co. Down, 1877; married 1901, Vera, daughter of Major Barker of Frant; one son.
Education: Oxford Military College.
Work: Joined 3rd Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, 1894; gazetted West Indies Regt 1898; rejoined 2nd RI Rifles, 1900; served Boer War (Queen's medal and clasps); resigned in 1903; called to Bar, 1905; North-Eastern Circuit; Revising Barrister, Bradford and Keighley Divisions of Yorkshire, 1913; Puisne Judge, Leeward Islands, 1916; exchanged as Stipendiary Magistrate, Gibraltar; President, Land Court, Palestine, 1927; Chief Justice of Bermuda, 1927-1939; Chairman Parliamentary Committee Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, 1934; Chairman PEN Club, N. Ireland, 1942-1943.
Publications: (plays) Mrs Ellison's Answer, 1905; The Sentence; The Anarchists, 1907; The Indiscretion of Mrs Carter, 1942; Novels and Poems: Burdens, 1922; Stray Thoughts, 1936; The Cry in the Night (trans. into French, Paris, 1946); (pen-name Rowan Orme): Dramatic Critic to Outlook, 1907-1908; and other articles; Trial of J. A. Dickman.
Recreations: literature and fly-fishing.
Address: 40 Sandycove Road, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Clubs: Kildare Street (Dublin).
Died: 4 November 1949
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ROWAN-HAMILTON, His Hon. Sir Orme (1877-1949)
Details: ROWAN-HAMILTON, His Hon. Sir Orme, Kt, 1931, born Newtownards, Co. Down, 1877; married 1901, Vera, daughter of Major Barker of Frant; one son.
Education: Oxford Military College.
Work: Joined 3rd Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, 1894; gazetted West Indies Regt 1898; rejoined 2nd RI Rifles, 1900; served Boer War (Queen's medal and clasps); resigned in 1903; called to Bar, 1905; North-Eastern Circuit; Revising Barrister, Bradford and Keighley Divisions of Yorkshire, 1913; Puisne Judge, Leeward Islands, 1916; exchanged as Stipendiary Magistrate, Gibraltar; President, Land Court, Palestine, 1927; Chief Justice of Bermuda, 1927-1939; Chairman Parliamentary Committee Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, 1934; Chairman PEN Club, N. Ireland, 1942-1943.
Publications: (plays) Mrs Ellison's Answer, 1905; The Sentence; The Anarchists, 1907; The Indiscretion of Mrs Carter, 1942; Novels and Poems: Burdens, 1922; Stray Thoughts, 1936; The Cry in the Night (trans. into French, Paris, 1946); (pen-name Rowan Orme): Dramatic Critic to Outlook, 1907-1908; and other articles; Trial of J. A. Dickman.
Recreations: literature and fly-fishing.
Address: 40 Sandycove Road, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Clubs: Kildare Street (Dublin).
Died: 4 November 1949
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