| James Kent Hamilton | |
| Order: | 29th |
| Office: | Mayor of Toledo, Ohio |
| Term Start: | 1887 |
| Term End: | 1891 |
| Preceded: | Samuel F. Forbes |
| Succeeded: | Vincent J. Emmick |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Toledo, Ohio |
| Spouse: | Sibyl Williams Ethel B. Allen |
| Alma Mater: | Kenyon College |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Branch: | Union Army |
| Serviceyears: | May 28, 1863 - July 6, 1865[1] |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Unit: | 113th Ohio Infantry |
James Kent Hamilton was Republican mayor of Toledo, Ohio, United States 1887–1891.
James Kent Hamilton was born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio, May 17, 1839.[2] [3] He was the son of Thomas and Sarah O. (Standart) Hamilton.[2] [3] His father was a merchant and shipper, and served as a Whig in the Ohio Senate.[2] James graduated from Milan schools, and from Kenyon College in 1859.[2] He studied law in Mount Vernon, Milan, and Toledo, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He served as a captain in the 113th Ohio Infantry until the end of the American Civil War.[2]
Hamilton resumed the practice of law in Toledo after the war, and was prosecuting attorney of Lucas County in 1869.[3] He was elected mayor of Toledo in 1887 and 1889, serving four years.[2]
Hamilton was married October 13, 1876 to Sibyl Williams, who died in 1877.[2] He married July 27, 1898 to Ethel B. Allen.[3] He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[3]
Hamilton died December 29, 1918, in Toledo.[3]