The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

parents came here from ireland. lie
received a liberal education at the public
schools of that city and subsequently III
August of 1880, came South to learn the
Steam Boiler making trade. Locating
in Raleigh, he served his time under
K. NJ. Mitchell. At the expiration of that
period he made a tour throughout the
South, working at his trade IN the vari-
GUS large cities such as Atlanta, Macon
Savannah, Augusta, etc.
Upon his return to Raleigh, he entered
the shops OF the L. y. g., now known as
the Seaboard Air Line, Boiler Depart
ment and remained i'm charge of the
works from 1855 to 1888. At that period
he went to Richmond, Virginia, where
he secured position in the RichmonG
Locomotive works. He remained there
hut a few months when he made trip
throughout the South aud Southwest,
visiting the important cities of those sec
tions, going as far as the City Mexico.
After leaving the Southwest he came
up through Tennessee, to his native
home, where he married April 18th,
1890 Miss Ella Mitchell. Dur
ing the following year he returned
South settling in Huntersville, Mecklen-
burg county Subsequently he accepted
a position with the Central Railway of
Georgia, at Macon, in capacity Of Assis-
tant Foreman of the Boiler shops. lie
filed this position for fifteen months
Upon leaving Macon he returned to
Huntersvile where he resided until he
went to Abbeville, South Carolina, as
foreman OF the Boiler Department, Sea-
board Air Line shops. From that point
he was transferred to the same position
at Raleigh in 1895. After s2ry
ing as Boiler InSpectCe in this
capacity here for twenty months be re-
signed and entered into the machinery
business and has since successfully fol-
lowed that.
Although Mr.. Hamilton has always
been actively engaged in endeavoring to
build up and advance the interests OF
his party, he hard never sought political
prefermcnt until 1899. In the primary
he was nominated as n candidate from
the first division of the Fourth Ward,
receiving 1870 votes out of IA upon the
first ballot. Subsequently i'll May, he
was elected receiving lis out of 1856 reg
istered votes 1t may here be said that
this ward is usually reliably Republican,
but owing to his geniality and popularity
our subject received almost the entire
vote cast.
Mr.. Hamilton, although a member of
the Board only brief period has thor.
oughly familiarized himself with the
needs and requirements of the city. He
is chairman of the Cemetery committee
and a member of the street committee
and the Board of Charities. He is an
ardent believer in improvements and is in
e - 1aic OH of =
improved towns of the South. Mr.. Ham
ilton is prominent in Masonry. He is
Master of William G. Hill Lodge, NUM-
her 21S and is Commander of the Raj
eign Cummandry number four, knights
TCnplar
Mr.. Hamilton is a member Of of the
Presbyterian church and is the youngest
member of the present board
Mr. Hamilton is a Saif made man. His
success in life is due to his untiring enrr-
gy, integrity and the upright meth
DDS he has pursued. May his
future he one of long contin-
ued prosperity and may he long
represent the interests OF the Fonrta
Ward and her interests in the city corn-
ell is the ardent wish of the writer. who
is satisfied that he but voices the senti-
ment of lcgions who call Mr.. Hamilton
friend.
would say in concluding the sketch of
this eStimable gentleman that if | We're
to search for the secret by which he has
accomplished so much | am led to attrib-
ute it to his shrewd tact and common
sense which lead him always in the right
direction and which through his career
as a citizen, has never made it necessary
for him to retrace a step once taken, nor
to defend his conduct upon any occasion.