Background
He was the son of John Coulter Hamilton, an Irish immigrant who came to New York in 1864, and Margaret Scott (Vance) Hamilton.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of John Coulter Hamilton, an Irish immigrant who came to New York in 1864, and Margaret Scott (Vance) Hamilton.
He attended Public School Number. 32 in Manhattan, and graduated from New York Evening High School in 1892, and Bachelor of Arts from University of Rochester in 1898.
He was a school teacher in New York City from 1898 to 1914. While teaching, he took graduation courses, and received the degrees of Master of Arts in 1903, Bachelor of Laws in 1904 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1909. He was New York City Commissioner of Correction from 1918 to 1922.
He was Secretary of State of New York from 1923 to 1924, elected at the New York state election, 1922 but defeated for re-election at the New York state election, 1924.
He was an alternate delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention. He was New York State Industrial Commissioner from 1925 to 1929.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd Doctorate) in 1915 and 1916.