Jeremiah J. Hamilton Explained

Office:Texas House of Representatives
Term Start:February 9, 1870
Term End:January 14, 1873
Birth Date:1 July 1838
Party:Republican

Jeremiah J. Hamilton (July 1, 1838 - 1905) was a school founder, carpenter, political organizer, and legislator in Texas.[1] [2] [3]

He was born a slave July 1, 1838 in Tennessee then taken to Texas in 1847.[4] [5]

He served as the secretary of the Texas State Central Committee of Colored Men in March 1866.

In the summer of 1866 he founded a school for black students of all ages in Bastrop, Texas.

A Republican, he served as a Representative in the 12th Legislature, for Fayette County, Texas and Bastrop County from February 9, 1870 to January 14, 1873.

In 1871 he built the triangular Hamilton House at Symphony Square Red River, an extant building in Austin Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Square on the banks of Waller Creek.[2] [6]

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  1. Web site: TSHA | Hamilton, Jeremiah J.. www.tshaonline.org.
  2. Web site: Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile. lrl.texas.gov.
  3. Book: Mears, Michelle M.. And Grace Will Lead Me Home: African American Freedmen Communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928. February 2, 2009. Texas Tech University Press. 9780896726543. Google Books.
  4. News: Hamilton was a key black leader . 21 March 2021 . The Bastrop Advertiser and County News . 23 March 2010 . A3.
  5. Book: Pitre, Merline. Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898. Merline Pitre. July 25, 2016. Texas A&M University Press. 9781623494834. Google Books.
  6. News: Jeremiah J. Hamilton house restored . 21 March 2021 . Austin American-Statesman . 23 June 1979 . 67.