Ian Hamilton (born 1925) is a high profile Queen's Counsel, as well as a prominent Scottish Nationalist. Born in Paisley, Scotland in 1925, the son of a tailor he attended Glasgow University to study law, after having served in the armed forces. It was at university where Hamilton became politically active. A keen participant in debates at the Glasgow University Union, he was a member of Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association (GUSNA) and the Scottish Covenant Association. 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Main languages English Scots Scottish Gaelic Doric Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Glasgow University Union (GUU) is one of the students unions operating at the University of Glasgow. ... The Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association (GUSNA) was formed in 1927 by students at the University of Glasgow who believed in Scottish independence. ... The Scottish Covenant Association was a non-partizan political organisation in Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s seeking to establish a devolved Scottish Assembly. ...

He was the campaign manager for the successful bid to have John MacCormick elected Rector of the university, and is perhaps most famous for leading the expedition of a number of student Scottish nationalists in taking the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve, 1950 and bringing it to Scotland. John MacDonald MacCormick, 1904 - 1961, lawyer and Scottish Nationalist. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere,) better known as rectum, has a number of different meanings. ... Two different historical stones are each known as the Stone of Destiny. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster (Westminster Abbey), a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. ... See also Christmas The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, December 24, the day before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas festivities. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After graduating from university, Hamilton forged a highly successful legal career, becoming one of Scotland's most prominent lawyers. He joined the Labour Party for a short while, but has spent most of his life in active politics as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...

He was SNP candidate for the Strathclyde East seat at the 1994 election to the European Parliament, as well as a candidate for them in the Greenock and Inverclyde seat at the 1999 election to the Scottish Parliament. He was also chosen by GUSNA as their candidate for the Glasgow University Rectorial election in 1999 in which he came second to the actor Ross Kemp. Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1974 to 1996. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in the district of Inverclyde in western Scotland. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The polling date for the first Scottish Parliament election was held on 7th May, 1999. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ross Kemp (born July 21, 1964 in Barking, Essex, England) is a British actor. ...

Hamilton has since resigned from the SNP in protest at their position in relation to the monarchy. A committed republican he believes that they are too pro-monarchy for his taste. Republican is a term used generally to describe a number of different organisations, principles, or political movements, and/or the persons supporting these. ...

Hamilton has written two autobiographical works, that are in part polemical too, A Touch of Treason (1994) and A Touch More Treason (1990). 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...