Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-09
DIR. HENRY WARREN HAMILTON.
Death Of one of the Oldest aud Most
Successful Homeopathic Physicians I'm
New England.

Successful Homeopathic Physicians in
New England.
DR.. Henry Warren Hamilton, who died
Saturday morning at the High street home
of his son, was pioneer in introducing
homeopathy into Windsor county, this
state. and into several towns in Maine.
lie was one of the oldest and most success
full practitioners in the homeopathic branch
of the medical profession in New England.
DR.. Hamilton was born in Cambridge, Me-,
April rs, 1928. He was of Scotch descent,
and his father was one of the old-time cir
cult riders who travelled from town to
town, eXpounding the gospel DIR. Hamil-
ton graduated from the medical college in
Philadelphia in 1850, and soon afterward
began practice with DR.. Geo. E. Sparhawk
at Rochester, this state. From Rochester
he went to Pennington, Me-, where he is
still gratefully remembered on account of
his success in treating diphtheria cases.
During the epidemic which caused 800
deaths in that town in 1861, DIR. Hamilton
did not lose a patient from that dreaded
disease. After being a short time in other
! towns in Maine he settled in Brandon, this
| state, where he had an extensive practice
| for ~ years. His last 10 years of active
work were spent in Springfield, Mass,
where he was widely known as specialist
in CRITICAL surgery. For the past three
! years DR.. Hamilton has been suffering
from Brights disease, which finally caused
his DEATH About a year ago he gave up
practice. He then lived on farm at Hard
wick, Mass, for few months, coming
to Brattleboro asst May.
DR.. Hamilton was married in 1851 to
Miss Eliza Graves of Hatfield, Mass, who
survives him. OF this union three children
were born. One son, DR.. Warren Henry
Hamilton, died at Brandon in 1879 from
blood poisoning, resulting from the bite OF
a child whom he was treating. The other
son is DR.. Fremont Hamilton, the we'll
known physician of this village. The on
ly daughter is Mrs. f. +. Woodruff, whose
husband is a professor in Bowdoin college,
Brunswick, Me. Mrs. Woodruff is said to
have been the first woman to apply for adj
mission to a New England college. She
first made application for admittance to
Middlebury, but after waiting year to
have her application acted upon, en-
tered the University of Vermont. She
graduated in 1875, taking the same rank as
Mr.. Woodruff, now her husband, the two
being at the head of the class. OF DIR.
HamiltOns six brothers and one sister touI
SURVEYOR. NJ. f. Hamilton of Cam
bridge Me- Joseph and Samuel Hamilton
of Minneapolis; and j. r. Hamilton, al
inventor
DR.. Hamilton was possessed of great en-
ergy and a tenacity of purpose which made
, him never willing to give up. In relations
towards other men he was a man of strong
friendships, and in his home circle was
kind and indulgent. He was always ready
to receive new ideas and was believer il
higher education. He was devoted to hi:
, profession and in it was eminenty success
full. The funeral was held at the house
Tuesday forenoon, Rev. Mr.. Day ofiiciat
, ing The body was taken to Rutland fol
burial. DR.. Hamilton was eX-president o
, the Vermont Homeopathic society, ant
the homeopathic physicians were at thu
railroad station in that city upon the ARR
val of the body.