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Jeremiah J. Hamilton
Full Name: Jeremiah J. Hamilton
Date of birth: July 1, 1838
Date of death: 1905
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
H
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26
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Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
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12th
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(3)
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Radical Republican
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Bastrop / Bastrop
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Bastrop, Fayette
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(1)
12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870.
House Journal.
(2)
Party affiliation, Radical.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(3)
Radical Republican Association, established 6/4/1870, p. 26.
Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical information in Alwyn Barr, "Black Legislators of Reconstruction Texas," Volume 32, Number 4, December 1986, pp. 340-352.
Civil War History.
Biographical sketch, "Hamilton House in Symphony Square Tells Story of Former Slave Turned Legislator," 10/8/2017.
Daily Texan.
Biographical sketch.
Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
HAMILTON, JEREMIAH J. (1838-ca. 1905).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch of Jeremiah Hamilton, "a black legislator of Texas." Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: The Jeremiah Hamilton House], text, 1978, crediting Texas Historical Commission.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, pp. 20-21. Birth year 1838, death year 1905, Appendix D.
Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
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Other Resources |
Mentioned, p. 57.
Black Texans: a History of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995, 1996.
Mentioned, p. 63.
Time of Hope, Time of Despair: Black Texans During Reconstruction, 1981.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Jeremiah Hamilton, 12th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jeremiah J. Hamilton, State Preservation Board
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