Hamilton, William Scudder, 1815-1873
Methodist minister William Scudder Hamilton (1815-1873) was born to John Ross and Sarah Ellen Scudder Hamilton in Princeton, New Jersey. After attending Princeton College, Hamilton served as a United States District Attorney before he and his parents moved to Cedar Bayou in the Republic of Texas. In 1842, Hamilton became a minister in the Methodist Church, later teaching at Rutersville College and directing a Methodist school in Seguin. In 1846, he married Louisa McIntosh Dickson, daughter of Texas revolutionary Abishai Mercer Dickson.
From the guide to the Hamilton, William Scudder, Diary 71-035., 1842-1846, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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| referencedIn | Dickson Family Papers Doc 5180., 1834-1851, 1965, and undated | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| referencedIn | Dickson family. Papers, 1834-1851. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| referencedIn | Dickson family. Dickson family papers, 1834-1851. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| creatorOf | Hamilton, William Scudder, Diary 71-035., 1842-1846 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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Birth 1815
Death 1873
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