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John Church Hamilton

Birth	:	22 Aug 1792 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	25 Jul 1882 Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Burial	:	Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.1016998, -79.4064026
Plot	:	Lot 21737 Section 99
Description	:	John Church Hamilton (August 22, 1792 − July 25, 1882) was a historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was a son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Early life Hamilton was born on August 22, 1792, in Philadelphia.[1] He was the fourth son, and the fifth of eight children, born to Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. His maternal grandparents were Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War hero and United States senator from New York, and Catherine Van Rensselaer. He was eleven years old when his father was killed in a duel with Vice... Read More	John Church Hamilton (August 22, 1792 − July 25, 1882) was a historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was a son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Early life Hamilton was born on August 22, 1792, in Philadelphia.[1] He was the fourth son, and the fifth of eight children, born to Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. His maternal grandparents were Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War hero and United States senator from New York, and Catherine Van Rensselaer. He was eleven years old when his father was killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. Interviewed at the age of 85, he described his recollections: I recall a single incident about it with full clearness. ... The day before the duel I was sitting in a room, when, at a slight noise, I turned around and saw my father in the doorway, standing silently there and looking at me with a most sweet and beautiful expression of countenance. It was full of tenderness, and without any of the business pre-occupation he sometimes had. "John," he said, when I had discovered him, "won't you come and sleep with me to-night?" His voice was frank as if he had been my brother instead of my father. That night I went to his bed, and in the morning very early he awakened me, and taking my hands in his palms, all four hands extended, he said and told me to repeat the Lord's Prayer. Seventy-five years have since passed over my head, and I have forgotten many things, but not that tender expression when he stood looking at me in the door nor the prayer we made together the morning before the duel. I do not so well recollect seeing him lie upon his deathbed, though I was there.[2] In 1809, he graduated from Columbia College, and subsequently studied law.[1] Career Army service Hamilton began serving in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, attaining the rank of second lieutenant. During this time he served as an aide-de-camp to Major General William Henry Harrison, a future president of the United States.[1] In June 1814, without having ever been actively engaged in the field, he resigned his position in the army and returned to private life.[1] Hamilton, painted between 1825 and 1830 by Henry Inman Upon returning from military service, "he did not apply himself to the practice of law," according to his obituary in the New York Times.[1] Instead, "having strong literary tastes, John devoted himself to the study of history, with a view to writing his father's life."[1] Between 1834 and 1840, Hamilton read, sorted, and organized his father's letters and other papers, and wrote a two-volume biography titled The Life of Alexander Hamilton.[3] The biography was published in 1840–1841; however, nearly all copies were destroyed in a fire while in the process of binding.[3] During the next decade, Hamilton edited his father's collected writings under the authority of the Joint Library Committee of the United States Congress. The seven-volume authorized edition, The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, Civil and Military, was published by order of Congress in 1850–1851.[3] Hamilton also wrote a biography in seven volumes, published between 1857 and 1864, titled Life of Alexander Hamilton: A History of the Republic of the United States of America. The work combined a biography of his father with a history of the United States "as traced in his writings and in those of his contemporaries."[3] After several other biographers had abandoned the project, Hamilton had been prompted to write the comprehensive biography by his mother, who died prior to its publication.[4]:17,726 In 1869, Hamilton published an edition of The Federalist, with historical notes and commentary.[5] Politics Hamilton was a member of the Whig Party and later a Republican, but never held elected office, having lost a run for Congress to represent part of New York City.[1] His opinions on economics were at different times solicited by Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Chester A. Arthur.[1] Later life In 1880, he presented a statue of Alexander Hamilton to the city of New York, "though preferring it were the act of others."[1] At the November 22, 1880, unveiling of the statue in Central Park near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he said that after a century of the nation's existence, time had shown "the utility of [Hamilton's] public services and the lessons of his polity," and that he trusted "that this memorial may aid in their being recalled and usefully appreciated."[1] On July 25, 1882, the 89-year-old Hamilton died at Stockton Cottage, on Ocean Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, due to complications of jaundice and catarrh. His funeral was held at Trinity Church in Manhattan.[1] Family Maria Eliza van den Heuvel (January 4, 1795 – September 13, 1873) His son, Schuyler Hamilton His daughter, Elizabeth Hamilton Halleck Cullum He was married to Maria Eliza van den Heuvel (January 4, 1795 – September 13, 1873), the daughter of Jan Cornelis Van den Heuvel, a Dutch born plantation owner and politician who served as governor of the Dutch province of Demerara from 1765 to 1770 and later became a merchant in New York City with the Dutch West India Company.[6] Together they had fourteen children:[7][8] General Alexander Hamilton (1815–1907), a major general in the Civil War, author of Dramas and Poems (1887).[9] Maria Williamson Hamilton (1817–1822)[8] Charlotte Augusta Hamilton (1819–1896) John Cornelius Adrian Hamilton (1820–1879) Schuyler Hamilton (1822–1903), who served in the Mexican War[1] James Hamilton (1824–1825) Maria Eliza Hamilton (1825–1887), who married Judge Charles A. Peabody (1814–1901)[10][11] Charles Apthorp Hamilton (July 23, 1826 – November 29, 1901), was educated in New York, England, and Germany. After clerking for a New York law firm, he practiced law in Wisconsin. He enlisted in the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at the start of the Civil War in 1861, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. A severe battle injury to both legs compelled his resignation in March 1863, and he returned to practicing law. In 1881, he was elected judge of the circuit court for Milwaukee.[7][12] Robert P. Hamilton (1828–1891) Adelaide Hamilton (1830–1915) Elizabeth Hamilton (1831–1884), who first married Henry Wager Halleck in 1855[13] and after his death, married George Washington Cullum in 1875. William Gaston Hamilton (1832–1913), a consulting engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company[1] Laurens Hamilton (1834 – July 6, 1858), named in memory of John Laurens. An 1854 graduate of Columbia College, he served for one year as a private in the Seventh Regiment of New York. He died at the age of 23, drowned accidentally while serving as part of a military escort aboard a ship returning the remains of President James Monroe to Richmond, Virginia.[14][15][16] Alice Hamilton (September 11, 1838 – September 15, 1905) References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m "The Death List of a Day. John Church Hamilton". The New York Times. July 26, 1882. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2017. ^ Hamilton, John Church (July 11, 1878). Interviewed by George Alfred Townsend. "ALEXANDER HAMILTON. A LIVING SON OF THE FEDERALIST. Mr. John C. Hamilton's Recollections of His Father". The Times. Philadelphia: 4. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hamilton, John Church (1879) [1850]. Life of Alexander Hamilton: A History of the Republic of the United States of America, as traced in his writings and in those of his contemporaries. 1. Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Co. p. iii. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. ^ Chernow, Ron (2005). Alexander Hamilton. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-1012-0085-8. ^ Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; Jay, John (1869). Hamilton, John Church (ed.). The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States. J.B. Lippincott. ^ Brown, Henry Collins (1917). Valentine's Manual of the City of New York. Valentine Company. p. 163. Retrieved September 7, 2018. ^ Jump up to: a b Reynolds, Cuyler; Cutter, William Richard (1914). "(II) John Church Hamilton". Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1384–1390. Retrieved March 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to: a b Van Rensselaer, Florence (1949). The Livingston Family in America and Its Scottish Origins. New York. pp. 315–316 – via HathiTrust. ^ Hamilton, Alexander, of "Heuvel" (1887). Dramas and Poems. Dick & Fitzgerald – via Internet Archive. ^ "Ex-Judge Peabody Married: The Bride, the Guests, and Some of the Presents". The New York Times. February 4, 1881. Retrieved October 17, 2016. ^ The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. Concord, N.H.: J.N. McClintock. 1901. Retrieved October 17, 2016. ^ Wisconsin Bar Association (1903). "Memoirs: Charles Apthorpe Hamilton". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. pp. 209–211 – via Google Books. ^ Henry Wager Halleck, Jr., Elizabeth's only son, was born in 1856 ^ "Death of Laurens Hamilton of the Seventh Regiment—Arrival of the Remains". The New York Times. July 13, 1858. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. ^ Clark, Emmons (1890). History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806–1889, Vol. 1. Seventh Regiment. pp. 427–428 – via Google Books. ^ Wolfe, Udolpho; Wolfe, Hudson G. (1858). Grand civic and military demonstration in honor of the removal of the remains of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, from New York to Virginia. pp. 224–239 – via Internet Archive. hidevte Alexander Hamilton Senior Officer of the United States Army, 1799–1800 1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795 Delegate, Congress of the Confederation, 1782–1783, 1788–1789 United States founding events A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress (1774) The Farmer Refuted (1775) Delegate, 1786 Annapolis Convention Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention Initiated, main author, The Federalist Papers written by Hamilton Founding Father Secretary of the Treasury Contributor: A SCHUYLER (50388083) • [email protected]

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John Church Hamilton's memorial is located at: Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA.
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John Church Hamilton death on 25 Jul 1882 in Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
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Latitude: 40.1016998
Longitude: -79.4064026

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Gen Alexander Hamilton

(1815 - 1907)

Charlotte Augusta Hamilton

(1819 - 1896)

John Cornelius Adrian Hamilton

(1820 - 1879)

Schuyler Hamilton Famous memorial

(1822 - 1903)

Maria E Hamilton Peabody

(1825 - 1887)

LTC Charles Apthorpe Hamilton

(1826 - 1901)

Adelaide Hamilton

(1830 - 1915)

Elizabeth Hamilton Cullum

(1831 - 1884)

George W. Butt

(1831 - 1893)

William Gaston Hamilton

(1832 - 1913)

Laurens Hamilton

(1834 - 1858)

Alice Hamilton

(1838 - 1905)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Brown Cemetery
Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1016998, -79.4064026

2. Keslar Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0995100, -79.4145100

3. Donegal Cemetery
Donegal, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1112000, -79.3785000

4. Hays Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1259000, -79.4021000

5. Walnut Hill Cemetery
Donegal, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1040000, -79.3659000

6. Eutsey Cemetery Old
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0781400, -79.4427900

7. Porch Cemetery
Donegal, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1306000, -79.3711014

8. Byerly Freeman Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1432500, -79.4100900

9. Eutsey Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0742400, -79.4474900

10. Melcroft Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0561000, -79.3829000

11. Knopsnider Cemetery New
Bullskin Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0685400, -79.4686800

12. Knopsnider Cemetery (Old)
Bullskin Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0691400, -79.4704800

13. Stouffer Cemetery
Bullskin Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0848990, -79.4816900

14. Saint Raymonds Cemetery
Melcroft, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0572014, -79.3531036

15. Mount Nebo Cemetery
Indian Head, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0531000, -79.3556000

16. Dan Snyder Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0408000, -79.4317000

17. Mellinger Cemetery
Mellingertown, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1432050, -79.4784730

18. Nicholson Cemetery
Clinton, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0506100, -79.4745600

19. Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0282000, -79.3893900

20. Lobingier Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1439030, -79.4887870

21. Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
Kregar, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1215000, -79.3085000

22. Sparks Cemetery
Indian Head, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0239200, -79.3892500

23. Brothers Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1360700, -79.5004300

24. Fairview Cemetery
Kecksburg, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1696000, -79.4634000