Person Open DS/UK/7231 Kerr; Sir; Hamilton William (1903-1974); British Conservative politician Kerr Hamilton William Sir 1903-1974 British Conservative politician Male

Sir Hamilton William Kerr, 1st Baronet (1 August 1903 – 26 December 1974) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford At the 1931 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Oldham constituency in Lancashire. He held the seat until losing it in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election. At the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons as MP for Cambridge, holding that seat until his retirement at the 1966 general election. Kerr was made a Baronet, of Cambridge in the County of Cambridge, in 1957. The title became extinct on his death in 1974. The Hamilton Kerr Institute was established in 1976 in the riverside property given to Cambridge University for the Fitzwilliam Museum and endowed by Sir Hamilton Kerr. The HKI provides art conservation services and training. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 8/27/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 878e8bee-cc20-46b7-a94d-dbfccb60c1ad