Arthur Hamilton (badminton)

{{Short description|Irish badminton player}}

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Arthur Hamilton (1905-unknown), was a male Irish badminton international.

Badminton career

Arthur born in 1905 {{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.co.uk|title= Ireland, Census, 1911|publisher=Ancestry.co.uk}} won three Scottish Open titles and the 1932 Welsh International title in the doubles.

Family

Arthur came from a famous sporting playing family. His father Blayney Hamilton was a badminton and cricket international, his uncle William Drummond Hamilton represented Ireland at cricket and tennis, another uncle Willoughby Hamilton was world ranked number one at tennis at one time and a third uncle Francis Cole Lowry Hamilton played cricket for Ireland. In addition two of his siblings were badminton internationals (Willoughby Hamilton and Mavis Hamilton).{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonmuseumireland.ie/130901_home_page.html|title=Welcome page|publisher=Badminton Ireland Museum}}

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