Lancel Victor de Hamel

Lancel Victor de Hamel (10 September 1849 – 25 November 1894) was a publisher, solicitor and politician who represented the people of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

Lancel followed in his footsteps and after completing his training worked as a solicitor for the Board of Trade, at Newcastle upon Tyne.

He was actively involved in local politics as a conservative and a captain of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.

[3][6] In 1892 de Hamel also started a law firm in partnership with James Montgomery Speed, with offices in Perth.

[2] A bronze plaque to honour de Hamel was unveiled in 1978; it is found on the side of the Albany Town Hall.