Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816

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Governor of S.C., 1804-1806; Secretary of Navy, 1809-1813; member of S.C. House, 1788-1789; member of S.C. Senate, 1794, 1798-1799; slave owner who urged S.C. legislature to prohibit African slave trade; son of Archibald and Rebecca Branford Hamilton; husband of Mary Wilkinson Hamilton.

From the description of Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44010020

Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) was born in St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina on October 16, 1762. He fought in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. Hw was the tax collector of St. Paul's Parish from 1785 until 1786, and also served as Justice of the Peace in 1786. Hamilton was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1787-1789 and was a member of the South Carolina Convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1789. He was elected governor of South Carolina for one term, serving from 1804-1806. After his term in office, Hamilton served as Secretary of the Navy under President James Madison from 1809 until 1812. He died June 30, 1816.

From the description of Paul Hamilton proclamation, 1806. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 137281900

U.S. secretary of the navy and governor of South Carolina.

From the description of Letter of Paul Hamilton, 1810. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450741
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referencedIn U. S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection 2008-131., 1810-1934 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832. Papers of Thomas Sumter, 1761-1838 (bulk 1780-1832) Library of Congress
referencedIn Fishburne, William, 1760-1819. William Fishburne papers, 1743-1879. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn David D. Porter Family Papers, 1799-1899 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1756-1931. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Hampton family. Hampton family papers, 1773-1974. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. LS, 1812 June 1 : Navy Department, to Commodore [John] Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Bayard, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1796-1868. Papers of the Tayloe family [manuscript], 1756-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Oliver Hazard Perry papers 1796-1969 1812-1819 William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Letter books, 1805-1821. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843. Papers, 1810-1842. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Porter, David, 1780-1843. Letter, November 19, 1809. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. ALS, 1812 June 18 : Navy Department, to Commodore John Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Harrington, Henry William, 1748-1809. Henry William Harrington papers, 1775-1864. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833. ALS, 1811 August 19 : St. Petersburg, to Paul Hamilton, Secretary of Navy, Washington. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823. John H. Dent order-book, 1803-1810. Library of Congress
creatorOf United States. Navy Department. Order, 1812, April 27, Washington (D.C.), to Thomas J. Chew, Washington (D.C.). Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. Papers, 1806-1811. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. Letter of Paul Hamilton, 1810. Library of Congress
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. ALS, 1812 May 21 : Navy Department, to Commodore [John] Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn United States. Dept. of the Navy. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection, 1810-1934 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. LS, 1812 June 5 : Navy Department, to Commodore John Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. Paul Hamilton proclamation, 1806. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn The Naval History Society Collection, 1721-1995 (bulk 1781-1936) New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
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associatedWith Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823. person
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Death 1816-06-30

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