b. Sep. 15, 1832, New York, NY
d. Jan. 23, 1913, New York, NY

m: Helen Maria Pierson on 19 Mar 1862 in New York, NY

*"William Gaston Hamilton, son of John Church Hamilton, was born at New York City, September 15, 1832, died there, January 23, 1913. Having received a good education, he became a civil engineer, and being of an inventive turn of mind, thoroughly versed in the science of mechanics, he turned his attention to inventions and scientific pursuits, finally becoming president of the Jersey City Locomotive Works; president of the Hamilton Steeled-Wheel Company; consulting engineer to the Pennsylvania railroad, and a director of the Mexican, Central American and South American Telegraph Company, and was also' prominent as a philanthropist. He was vice president of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor; vice president of the Demilt Dispensary; manager of the New York Cancer Hospital; manager of the Woman's Hospital; manager of the New York Blind Asylum; chairman of the mayor's advisory committee on public baths; patron of the Academy of Design: patron of the American Museum of Natural History, and was a member of the Metropolitan, Century and Tuxedo clubs; American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geographical Society, St. Nicholas Society and the Sons of the Revolution.

William G. Hamilton married (first) at New York City, March 19, 1862, Helen Maria Pierson, born there, December 14, 1834, died at Ramapo, New York, August 9, 1893, daughter of Henry Lewis Pierson (Find A Grave Memorial #37200444) and his wife, Helen Maria Pierson, his cousin.

He married (second) at Washington, D. C, April" 24, 1895, Charlotte Ross Jeffrey Pierson, widow of Charles Theodore Pierson. She was born at Canandaigua, New York, 1844 and died at New York City, December 9, 1904, daughter of Alexander and Delia (Granger) Jeffrey, of Lexington, Kentucky."

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