Major General Henry DeWitt Hamilton (February 26, 1863 - August 18, 1942) was the Adjutant General of the New York State Militia starting in 1912.

Biography

He was born on February 26, 1863, in

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, to Edwin Benjamin Brown Hamilton (1821-1894) and Mary Ann Hildred Chandler. He attended Shurtleff College and Columbia University and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1884. On June 30, 1893, in Newark, New Jersey, he married Ada Estelle Brown. He was the Adjutant General of the New York State Militia starting in 1912. In 1923 he was appointed as the secretary of the Rhode Island Democratic Committee. He died on August 18, 1942, in Barrington, Rhode Island. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Henry DeWitt 1863 births 1942 deaths Adjutants General of New York (state) People from White Hall, Illinois People from Barrington, Rhode Island Burials at Arlington National Cemetery New York (state) lawyers Shurtleff College alumni Columbia University alumni