Ernest Hamilton (lacrosse)

Ernest Samuel Hamilton, known as Ernie Hamilton, was a Canadian lacrosse, rugby football and ice hockey player and sports administrator who won an Olympic gold medal with Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born on 17 April 1883 in Montreal, he starred for the Montreal Lacrosse Club and won national honours in rugby football in 1907. Canada beat Great Britain 14 to 10 in its only match in 1908, and the squad arrived six weeks early, which let Hamilton visit Ireland. He later served as president, field captain and coach of the Montreal lacrosse team, was a trustee of the lacrosse MVP cup in the International Professional League, and helped organize the Royal Montreal Hockey Club in 1933. His son William McLean Hamilton became a Member of Parliament and Postmaster General of Canada. Hamilton died on 19 December 1964 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.