Robert Hamilton (civil servant)

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Sir Robert Hamilton KCB
6th Governor of Tasmania
In office 11 March 1887 – 30 November 1892
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Major Sir George Strahan
Succeeded by	Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
Personal details
Born	Robert George Crookshank Hamilton (1836-08-30)30 August 1836 Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Died	22 April 1895(1895-04-22) (aged 58) South Kensington, London, England
Spouse(s)	Caroline Jane Ball Teresa Felicia Hamilton
Education	Aberdeen Grammar School
Alma mater	King's College, Aberdeen

Sir Robert George Crookshank Hamilton, KCB (30 August 1836 – 22 April 1895) was the sixth Governor, and the Commander-in-Chief of the then British colony of Tasmania from 11 March 1887, until 30 November 1892, during which time he oversaw the ministries of two Tasmanian premiers, Sir Philip Fysh (30 March 1887 to 17 August 1892) and Henry Dobson (17 August 1892 to 14 April 1894).