New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
OBITUARY.
THOMAS L. HAMILTON.

Thomas l. Hamilton a member Of the BOARD OF
Tax Commissioners. died at 10 O'Clock this rioi n
Ing at Hamilton home. No a2 West Z4th street
Mr. Hamilton had been seriously iii for some time.
bit his condition had been greatly improved IN
the last few days. and hope for his recovery was
entertained
Mr. Hamilton was brought back from Europe
two weeks ago. suffering from form or stomach
trouble. and had been under the treatment OF e1-
perts since his Arrival here Death came so sud
denly this morning that the members of the fam
lily unable to reach the bedside
Thomas L. Hamilton was born in this city on
June "a 1855 He educated here, and on reach
ing his majority became associated with his
father, a contractor and builder, as carpenter
and later was taken into partnership. He became
interested in West Side politics and for years was
a member of the Republican County Committee.
and held Office active in the councils OF
his party UP to the time Of his recent Illness AT
his death he was one of the Republican tax COM
missioners-
II was in 1898 that Mr.. Hamilton was first nomi-
mated by his party for office. that OF Sheriff
He was defeated but poIed s1.0s5 votes He was
candidate for county clerk two years later. being
pitted against Henry D. Purroy, but was again de-
feated He nominated for Sheriff at the next
election but met with the same fate. But such
was his prominence In his party that when ap-
pointive offices of Importance were to be aWardeo
by Mayor Strong his choice for one of them that
of subway commissioner, was Mr.. Hamilton he
and held the office until the beginning OF 1870
Mr. Hamilton was police commissioner In the
early days of the Van wyck administration. when
there was bipartisan board, but as he refused 10
vote for William s. Devery for chief Of police he
was removed When Mayor Mcclellan was looking
around for a Republican for tax commissioner, the
law requiring that from that party must be
chosen he named Mr. Hamilton and gave out the
following statement
Mr.. Hamilton indorsed by number OF
prominent Republicans and business men, among
them George R Read. Charles n. Schroeder. F. X
Eidtz. Walter G. Schuyler, 3. Altman & Co. and
Senator n. H. Elsberg.
The county committee was not asked TO ndorse
him. but he popular with the Republican
leaders he would probably have received it's sup
port Mr.. Ha nilton's home in the old 9Th
District. of which William Halpn is the leader.
The illness which caused Mr.. HamiltOns death
became serious about six weeks ago, although he
had been Ill since January. Late In June he
accompanied his son, Thomas L. Hamilton. jr-, to
England, the latter wishing to the Olympic
games. The physicians thought that the trip and
a stay abroad would benefit the commissioner.
But Mr. Hamilton III upon his arrival in Lon
don. and his mother, Mrs. John l. Hamilton who
was in Scotland, was summoned. She returned
with him.
In the party were Matthew Halpin and James E.
Sullivan who had charge of the American team
the games and close friends of Mr.. Hamil-
ton. He returned to this city on the White Star
liner Cedric August in 4 serious condition and
taken his home. in West 9th street In an
ambulance. 1t said that might not have
survived the journey had not DIR. HaIstead. of the
faculty of Johns Hopkins University, been on the
boat and treated him.