John Church Hamilton (1792 - 1882)

Born 22 Aug 1792 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Eliza (van den Heuvel) Hamilton — married 20 Dec 1814 in New York City, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1882 at age 89 in Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

John Hamilton is Notable.

According to his obituary in the New York Times, upon returning from military service, "he did not apply himself to the practice of law, but, having strong literary tastes, devoted himself to the study of history, with a view to writing his father's life."[1] Between 1834 and 1840, he sorted through his father's letters and other papers. He wrote a two-volume biography titled The Life of Alexander Hamilton, published 1840–1841; however, nearly all copies were destroyed in a fire while in the process of binding.[2] Under the authority of the Joint Library Committee of the United States Congress, he subsequently edited an authorized collection of his father's writings, The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, published in seven volumes in 1850–1851.[2]

Between 1857 and 1864, Hamilton published his seven-volume Life of Alexander Hamilton, combining a biography of his father with a history of the United States "as traced in his writings and in those of his contemporaries."[2] After several other biographers had abandoned the project, Hamilton had been prompted to write the comprehensive biography by his mother, who died prior to its publication.[3]:17,726

In 1869, Hamilton published an edition of The Federalist, with historical notes and commentary

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia: John Church Hamilton

• Wikidata: Item Q6226112, en:Wikipedia

"The Death List of a Day. John Church Hamilton.". The New York Times. July 26, 1882. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Hamilton, John Church (1879) [1850]. Life of Alexander Hamilton: A History of the Republic of the United States of America, as traced in his writings and in those of his contemporaries. 1. Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Co. p. iii. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Chernow, Ron (2005). Alexander Hamilton. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-1012-0085-8. Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; Jay, John (1869). Hamilton, John Church, ed. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States. J.B. Lippincott. Maria Elizabeth Van den Heuvel Hamilton at Find a Grave. Gen. Alexander Hamilton at Find a Grave. Hamilton, Alexander, of "Heuvel" (1887). Dramas and Poems. Dick & Fitzgerald – via Google Books. "Ex-Judge Peabody Married: The Bride, the Guests, and Some of the Presents". The New York Times. February 4, 1881. Retrieved October 17, 2016. The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. Concord, N.H.: J.N. McClintock. 1901. Retrieved October 17, 2016. Wisconsin Bar Association (1903). "Memoirs: Charles Apthorpe Hamilton". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. pp. 209–211 – via Google Books. Henry Wager Halleck, Jr., Elizabeth's only son, was born in 1856 "Death of Laurens Hamilton of the Seventh Regiment—Arrival of the Remains". The New York Times. July 13, 1858. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Clark, Emmons (1890). History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806–1889, Vol. 1. Seventh Regiment. pp. 427–428 – via Google Books. Wolfe, Udolpho; Wolfe, Hudson G. (1858). Grand civic and military demonstration in honor of the removal of the remains of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, from New York to Virginia. pp. 224–239 – via Google Books. Alice Hamilton at Find a Grave.