Hamilton, James

Life span:

10/16/1793 to 01/23/1873

Dickinson Connection:

Class of 1812

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Life Summary

Full name:

James Hamilton

Place of Birth:

Burial Place:

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Free State

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No. of Children:

Family:

James Hamilton (father), Sarah Thompson Hamilton (mother)

Education:

Dickinson (Carlisle College)

Occupation:

Attorney or Judge

Relation to Slavery:

White non-slaveholder

Church or Religious Denomination:

Presbyterian

Events

Date span begin	Life span End	Event
12/22/1860	12/22/1860	In Pennsylvania, mass Union meeting at the Carlisle courthouse resolves that secession is illegal
01/14/1861	01/14/1861	In Pennsylvania, a Carlisle courthouse meeting debates the Crittenden Compromise

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