Philip Hamilton-Grierson

Sir Philip Hamilton-Grierson
Born	1851
Died	1927
Residence	7 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh
Occupation	aristocracy legal
Society Membership membership ordinary fellow elected_AI 1911 societies Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society

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Sir Philip James Hamilton-Grierson was born on 9 March 1851 at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.3,1 He was the son of John Hamilton and Margaret Grierson.1 He married Lilias Kirkpatrick, daughter of James Kirkpatrick, on 27 April 1881.3,1 He died on 25 April 1927 at age 76 at Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1,3 He was buried at Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1
He was given the name of Philip James Hamilton at birth.3 He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.3 He was educated in 1876 at Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)3 Circa 1879 his name was legally changed to Philip James Hamilton-Grierson.3 He was admitted to Scot's Bar in 1880 entitled to practice as a Advocate.3 He was Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue in Scotland between 1892 and 1919.3 He was invested as a Knight in 1910.3 He wrote the book The Silent Trade: A Contribution to the Early History of Human Intercourse.3 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1920.3 He had one other daughter.3