Jeremiah J. Hamilton

Jeremiah J. Hamilton
Texas House of Representatives
In office
February 9, 1870 – January 14, 1873
Personal details
Born(1838-07-01)July 1, 1838
Tennessee
Died1905(1905-00-00) (aged 66–67)
Political partyRepublican

Jeremiah J. Hamilton (July 1, 1838 - 1905) was a school founder, carpenter, political organizer, and legislator in Texas.[1][2][3]

He was born a slave July 1, 1838 in Tennessee then taken to Texas in 1847.[4][5][2]

He served as the secretary of the Texas State Central Committee of Colored Men in March 1866.[4]

In the summer of 1866 he founded a school for black students of all ages in Bastrop, Texas.[4]

A Republican, he served as a Representative in the 12th Legislature, for Fayette County, Texas and Bastrop County from February 9, 1870 to January 14, 1873.[2]

In 1871 he built the triangular Hamilton House at Symphony Square Red River, an extant building in Austin Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Square on the banks of Waller Creek.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TSHA | Hamilton, Jeremiah J." www.tshaonline.org.
  2. ^ a b c d "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov.
  3. ^ Mears, Michelle M. (February 2, 2009). And Grace Will Lead Me Home: African American Freedmen Communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726543 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "Hamilton was a key black leader". The Bastrop Advertiser and County News. 23 March 2010. pp. A3. Retrieved 21 March 2021.Open access icon
  5. ^ Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Jeremiah J. Hamilton house restored". Austin American-Statesman. 23 June 1979. p. 67. Retrieved 21 March 2021.Open access icon