Hamilton, Mary Agnes, 1884-1966

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1883-07-08

Death 1966-02-10

Nationality: Britons,

Biographical notes:

Epithet: head of the American Information Department Foreign Office

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x0002b9

Molly Hamilton was a novelist, historian, and political writer. She was born in Manchester, but brought up in Scotland. She served as Labour M.P. for Blackburn 1929-31, a governor of the BBC 1933-37, and afterwards as alderman on the London County Council. She wrote biographies of Labour Party Leaders and others. The first one, of J. Ramsey MacDonald, was written under the pseudonym of "Iconoclast" in 1925.

From the description of Molly Hamilton collection. [ca. 1940?]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848452