William S. Hamilton
| William S. Hamilton | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Territory Assembly from Iowa County | |
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In office 1842–1843 |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the Sangamon County district |
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In office 1824–1824 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Stephen Hamilton August 4, 1797 Albany, New York |
| Died | October 9, 1850 (aged 53) Sacramento, California |
| Parents |
Alexander Hamilton Elizabeth Schuyler |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | Illinois Militia |
| Years of service | 1827 and 1832 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Galena Mounted Volunteers, various U.S. aligned indigenous bands |
| Battles/wars | Winnebago War, Black Hawk War |
William Stephen Hamilton (August 4, 1797 – October 9, 1850), a son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, was an American politician and miner who lived much of his life in the U.S. state of Illinois and territorial Wisconsin. Hamilton was born in New York, where he attended the United States Military Academy before he resigned and moved to Illinois in 1817. In Illinois he lived in Springfield and Peoria and eventually migrated to the lead-mining region of southern Wisconsin and established Hamilton's Diggings at present-day Wiota. Hamilton served in various political offices and as a commander in two Midwest Indian Wars. In 1849 he moved to California on the heels of the California Gold Rush. He died in Sacramento, most likely of cholera, in October 1850.
William Stephen Hamilton was born August 4, 1797 in Albany, New York, sixth child and fifth son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. His maternal grandparents were General Philip Schuyler and Catherine Van Rensselaer.
William was a month shy of his seventh birthday in 1804 when his father was infamously killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. In 1814, he was admitted to the United States Military Academy, resigning three years later in 1817. Following his resignation from West Point, Hamilton migrated to Sangamon County, Illinois. He lived in Springfield and Peoria, Illinois until 1827 when he moved to the lead mining region around the Fever River.
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