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James Hamish Hamilton was a half-American half-Scot rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Education

Hamilton studied law and language at Caius College, Cambridge before attracting attention as an oarsman with Thames Rowing Club.

Career

He founded the publishing house Hamish Hamilton Limited. Hamilton was an employee of the book department at Harrod"s before founding his own publishing house Hamish Hamilton in the 1930s. Jamie Hamilton sold the firm to the Thomson Organisation in 1965, who resold it to Penguin Books in 1986,

(Hamish is the Celtic form, James the English form - which was also his given name, and Jamie the diminutive form).

Jamie Hamilton was often referred to as Hamish Hamilton.

Achievements

  • He was a member of the Thames eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1927. The Thames eight including Hamilton, won the Grand Challenge Cup again in 1928 and was chosen to represent Great Britain rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics where they won a silver medal.