Angus Valdemar Hambro (8 July 1883 – 19 November 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life Angus Valdemar Hambro was born on 8 July 1883.Obituary Captain Angus Hambro The Times (London, England), Thursday, 21 November 1957; pg. 14; Issue 54004 His father, Sir Everard Hambro, was a banker. His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish merchant, banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.
He was educated at Eton.'HAMBRO, Captain Angus Valdemar', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 4 November 2012 He served in the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.Cobbold FHT
Career Hambro was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922; High Sheriff of Dorset from 1934 "The New Sheriffs", The Times (London, England), Friday, 23 March 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710 to 1935 and a Member of Parliament again from 1937 to 1945, this time for North Dorset.Profile, Theyworkforyou.com. Accessed 22 April 2026.
Golf He was a noted amateur golfer.Royal Eastbourne Golf Club
Results timeline Tournament1900190119021903190419051906190719081909The Open ChampionshipCUTWDThe Amateur ChampionshipR64R128R128R256R16R256 Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919The Open ChampionshipT46NTNTNTNTNTThe Amateur ChampionshipR128R128SFR256R64NTNTNTNTNT Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929The Open ChampionshipT61The Amateur ChampionshipR16R128R256R128R64R32R64R256R256 Note: Hambro only played in the Open Championship and the Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament WD = Withdrew CUT = Missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
SOURCES:Profile: opengolf.com, The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1903, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1905, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1907, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1908, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1909, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 1 June 1910, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1911, pg. 9., The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 200., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1913, pg. 14., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1914, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, 10 June 1920, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1921, pg. 6., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1922, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1923, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1924, pg. 13., The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1925, pg. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1928, pg. 10., The Glasgow Herald, 12 Jun 1929, pg. 14.
Team appearances England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1908, 1909, 1910 (winners), 1922 Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): 1911
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