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James Hamilton (1710 – August 14, 1783), son of the American lawyer Andrew Hamilton, was a lawyer and governmental figure in colonial Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He served two terms as deputy governor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1748 to 1754 and from 1759 to 1763. From 1745 to 1747, he was the mayor of Philadelphia [1]
Penn Connection. Trustee 1754-1783. President of Board of Trustees 1764 and 1771-1773. James Hamilton was born the son of Andrew Hamilton and Anne Browne, probably in Virginia. His father was the Philadelphia lawyer famous as the defender of New York printer John Peter Zenger. James was educated in Philadelphia and England before becoming a ...
Jun 5, 2022 · Hamilton was educated in Philadelphia and England before becoming a practicing lawyer in 1731. When on December 28, 1733 his father resigned as prothonotary of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, he was appointed to the office. In May 1734 James’ father Andrew Hamilton sold him the town site of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 5 shillings.
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Maj. James Hamilton. The Society of the Cincinnati, Washington, DC. Hamilton, one of the true Pennsylvania heroes of the Revolutionary War, was born in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, on 16 September 1750, the fourth son in the family of eight children of William and Jane Hamilton. In 1773 the father paid tax on 1400 acres in the township ...
Jan 3, 2002 · James Hamilton ( c. 1710–1783), son of Andrew Hamilton (see above, I, 333); educated in Philadelphia and England; succeeded his father as prothonotary of the Supreme Court, 1733; member of the Assembly, 1734–39; mayor of Philadelphia, 1745–46; provincial councilor, 1746. During a visit to England he was appointed governor and returned to ...
James Hamilton (Pennsylvania politician) (1710–1783), mayor of Philadelphia and lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania James Hamilton Jr. (1786–1857), governor and representative for South Carolina James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878), acting U.S. secretary of state under president Andrew Jackson
James Hamilton (1710 – 14 August 1783), son of the well-known American lawyer Andrew Hamilton, was a prominent lawyer and governmental figure in colonial Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He served as Deputy Governor of the Province from 1748 to 1754, and again from 1759 to 1763.
