James Kent Hamilton

James Kent Hamilton
29th Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
In office 1887–1891
Preceded by	Samuel F. Forbes
Succeeded by	Vincent J. Emmick
Personal details
Born	(1839-05-17)May 17, 1839 Milan, Ohio
Died	December 29, 1918(1918-12-29) (aged 79) Toledo, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sibyl Williams Ethel B. Allen
Alma mater	Kenyon College
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	May 28, 1863 - July 6, 1865[1]
Rank	Captain
Unit	113th Ohio Infantry

James Kent Hamilton was Republican mayor of Toledo, Ohio, United States 1887–1891.

Biography

James Kent Hamilton was born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio, May 17, 1839.[2][3] He was the son of Thomas and Sarah O. (Standart) Hamilton.[2][3] His father was a merchant and shipper, and served as a Whig in the Ohio Senate.[2] James graduated from Milan schools, and from Kenyon College in 1859.[2] He studied law in Mount Vernon, Milan, and Toledo, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He served as a captain in the 113th Ohio Infantry until the end of the American Civil War.[2]

Hamilton resumed the practice of law in Toledo after the war, and was prosecuting attorney of Lucas County in 1869.[3] He was elected mayor of Toledo in 1887 and 1889, serving four years.[2]

Hamilton was married October 13, 1876 to Sibyl Williams, who died in 1877.[2] He married July 27, 1898 to Ethel B. Allen.[3] He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[3]

Hamilton died December 29, 1918, in Toledo.[3]

References

1. Reid, Whitelaw (1895). "113 Ohio Infantry". Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. 2. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. pp. 594, 596.
2. Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 181–183.
3. Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... Vol. 40. Ohio State Bar Association. 1919. p. 148.