Background
Hugo Erik Gustaf Hamilton was born on 21 August 1849 on Blomberg, Husaby, Skaraborg County to county governor count Adolf Ludvig Hamilton and Johanna Ulrika Agnes Geijer.
politician Member of the Riksdag
Hugo Erik Gustaf Hamilton was born on 21 August 1849 on Blomberg, Husaby, Skaraborg County to county governor count Adolf Ludvig Hamilton and Johanna Ulrika Agnes Geijer.
Uppsala University.
He took his jurist grade from Uppsala University in 1878. On 31 March 1900, he became Governor of Gävleborg County, which he was until 18 September 1918. Between 4 December 1907 and 7 October 1911, Hamilton was Minister for Civil Affairs in Sweden.
Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag from 1916 to his death in 1928.
Hamilton died on 27 January 1928 on Högfors bruk, Karbenning, Värmland County. On 8 September 1881 in Högfors, Hamilton married countess Elvine Åkerhielm af Blombacka, daughter of county governor count Hans Samuel Knut Åkerhielm af Blombacka and Maria Ulrika Josefina Björkman.
He was a member of the city council of City of Stockholm in 1888—1893 and 1896—1900 Hamilton was a member of Andra kammaren in 1891–1893 and 1897–1901. Hamilton became a member of Första kammaren in 1908.