John Brown Hamilton (1847 - 1898)

Born 1 Dec 1847 in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary L (Frost) Hamilton — married 4 Oct 1871 (to 21 Dec 1898) in Jersey County, Illinois, USA

Died 24 Dec 1898 at age 51 in District of Columbia, United States

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Preceded by
John M. Woodworth

2nd Supervising Surgeon General of the United States
1879 - 1891

Succeeded by
Walter Wyman

Biography

John Hamilton is Notable.

John Brown Hamilton was an American physician and soldier. He was appointed the second Surgeon General of the United States from 1879 to 1891.^[1]

John was born in 1847. .

John was a Professor of Surgery at his alma mater, Rush Medical College, and as editor of the new Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (1893-1898). ^[2]

Birth

1847.

Military

G Company, 61st Illinois Regiment.

Education

Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
1869 - Graduated with M.D. ^[3]

Marriage

1871. ^[4]

Census Records

1850 US. ^[5]
[Note: Township 7, Range 12 is in Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois.
1860 US. ^[6]
1870 US.
1880 US. ^[7]

Death

He died in 1898. ^[8]

Burial

25 February 1899 - ^[8]
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County,Virginia, USA.
Plot: Section 1, Site 748.
Find A Grave Memorial #60176884.
Note: Burial date was almost 2 months after DoD

Research Notes

A nice Biography at the U.S. Surgeon General's Office and Wikipedia Biography.

Sources

1. ↑ John B. Hamilton
2. ↑ #OSG01: OSG Bio.
3. ↑ Wikipedia:John_B._Hamilton#Early_years
4. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GY-9HL : accessed 12 January 2016), John B. Hamilton and Mary L. Frost, 04 Oct 1871; citing Jersey,Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,902.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M851-CMD : accessed 12 January 2016), John B Hamilton in household of B B Hamilton, Jersey county, Jersey, Illinois, United States; citing family 81, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC3-866 : accessed 12 January 2016), John B Hamilton in entry for B B Hamilton, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C7-DQF : accessed 12 January 2016), John Hamilton, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 69C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0122; FHL microfilm 1,254,122.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7B6-1F4 : accessed 13 January 2016), John B. Hamilton, 1898.

See also:

1. Freespace page for Surgeons General of the USA # OSG00 Office of Surgeon General: [1]. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
2. OSG01 Office of Surgeon General: Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2021.