Helen Morgan Hamilton
| Deputy Director of the Women's Army Corps | |
|---|---|
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In office 1945 – 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Westray Boyce |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 12, 1896 Ramapo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1985 (aged 88) Mystic, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Arthur Hale Woods (m. 1916; his death 1942) Warren Randolph Burgess (m. 1955; his death 1978) |
| Relations | See Hamilton & Morgan family |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | William Pierson Hamilton Juliet Pierpont Morgan |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit Army Commendation Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
|
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Helen Morgan Hamilton (June 12, 1896 – January 25, 1985) was a socialite, Army officer, granddaughter of investment banker J.P. Morgan and a descendant of Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton was born in Ramapo, New York, the eldest child of William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950) and Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952). Her siblings included Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1898–1982), Laurens Morgan Hamilton (1900–1978), Alexander Morgan Hamilton (1903–1970), and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1908–1919). She grew up at the family's estate "Table Rock" in Sloatsburg, New York.
Her paternal grandfather was William Gaston Hamilton (1832–1913), a consulting engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company who was the son of John Church Hamilton (1792−1882) and grandson of the first Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton. Her maternal grandparents were Fanny (nee Tracy) Morgan (1842–1924) and John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913).
In the late 1930s, Helen was involved with the historic preservation of colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and was a founding trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1953. She served as president of the Foundation for the Preservation of Historic Georgetown, and a fellow of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York.
During World War II, after the death of her first husband, she entered the United States Army and was active in the formation of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, serving as deputy director, achieving the rank of Lieutenant colonel. In 1957, she was appointed consultant to Robert P. Patterson, U.S. Secretary of War, in connection with the proposed universal military training program. In this role, she advised Lt. Gen. Raymond S. McLain on matters pertaining to parents' interests in the proposed program.
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