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Hamilton Rowan Gamble | |
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| 16th Governor of Missouri | |
| In office July 31, 1861 – January 31, 1864 | |
| Lieutenant | Willard Preble Hall |
| Preceded by | Claiborne Fox Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Willard Preble Hall |
| Missouri Secretary of State | |
| In office 1824–1826 | |
| Governor | Frederick Bates Abraham J. Williams |
| Preceded by | William Grymes Pettus |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Darwin Pettis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1798 Winchester, Virginia |
| Died | January 31, 1864 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Judge, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service |  Missouri State Militia |
| Years of service | 1832 1861-1862 |
| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War American Civil War |
Hamilton Rowan Gamble (November 29, 1798 – January 31, 1864) was an American jurist and politician who served as the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court at the time of the Dred Scott case in 1852. Although his colleagues voted to overturn the 28-year precedent in Missouri of "once free always free," Gamble wrote a dissenting opinion. During the American Civil War, he was appointed as the Governor of Missouri by a Constitutional Convention after Union forces captured the state capital at Jefferson City and deposed the elected governor, Claiborne Jackson.