James A. Hamilton
James Albert Hamilton (January 24, 1876 New York City – May 7, 1950) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of John Coulter Hamilton, an Irish immigrant who came to New York in 1864, and Margaret Scott (Vance) Hamilton. He attended Public School No. 32 in
Ph.D
in 1909. On October 11, 1904, he married Georgiana Elizabeth Montgomery, and they had six children.
He was a member of the
New York state election, 1924. He was an alternate delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention
. He was New York State Industrial Commissioner from 1925 to 1929.
Sources
- [1] The opening of free ice stations, in NYT on July 9, 1919
- [2] His statement on the gas price, in NYT on November 1922
- [3] NYC Correction History
- Bio transcribed from The Bronx and Its People (1927)
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