Ernest Hamilton Sharp

Ernest Hamilton Sharp, OBE, KC (1861 – 9 February 1922) was a barrister in Hong Kong.

Education He was educated at Lincoln College of the Oxford University and was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1891. He practised in the Midland Circuit until he went to Hong Kong in 1894.

Hong Kong He was appointed as the King's Counsel for the colony of Hong Kong in July 1902. He had acted as the Attorney General for Hong Kong during the departure of William Meigh Goodman in 1904. Sharp was later appointed as unofficial member of the Executive Council from 1916 to 1922. As a barrister he practised at the Hong Kong Supreme Court until 1906 and practised at home before the Privy Council from 1906 to 1914. He returned to Hong Kong in late 1913.

He was appointed chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the finances of the University of Hong Kong in 1920. The recommendations of the commissions made some important changes and more satisfactory position of the university. He was rewarded the Legum Doctor honoris causa by the university in recognition of his service. His funeral took place at the Hong Kong (Happy Valley) Cemetery, on the evening of the same day.