Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Charles Alexander Hamilton

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Born 1874 in Gortin, County Tyrone

1890s Moved to London and studied at Finsbury College and became friends with Charles Stewart Rolls

1897 Working for Daimler in Coventry

1902 Set up Hamilton Motor Co and designed a car called the 'Shamrock' that was built by Payne and Bates

Later made motorcycles

1908 Married Edith Jane Burrell

1910 Went to work for Humber

Later worked at Rover under Peter Poppe

Finally returned to Daimler

1956 Died


See Also

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Sources of Information

  • Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage by Damien Kimberley. Published 2009. ISBN 978 0 7509 5125 9