Henry DeWitt Hamilton

Henry DeWitt Hamilton
Henry DeWitt Hamilton in 1917.jpg
Adjutant General of the New York State Militia
In office
1912–1914
Appointed byWilliam Sulzer
Personal details
Born(1863-02-26)February 26, 1863
White Hall, Illinois
DiedAugust 18, 1942(1942-08-18) (aged 79)
Barrington, Rhode Island
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
SpouseAda Estelle Brown
Parent(s)Edwin Benjamin Brown Hamilton
Mary Ann Hildred Chandler
EducationShurtleff College
Columbia University (J.D., 1884)

Major General Henry DeWitt Hamilton (February 26, 1863 - August 18, 1942) was the Adjutant General of the New York State Militia starting in 1912.

Biography

He was born on February 26, 1863, in White Hall, Illinois, to Edwin Benjamin Brown Hamilton (1821-1894) and Mary Ann Hildred Chandler. He attended Shurtleff College and Columbia University and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1884. On June 30, 1893, in Newark, New Jersey, he married Ada Estelle Brown.

He was the Adjutant General of the New York State Militia starting in 1912. In 1923 he was appointed as the secretary of the Rhode Island Democratic Committee.

He died on August 18, 1942, in Barrington, Rhode Island. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.


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