Hamilton Prioleau Bee | |
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| Born | July 22, 1822 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | October 3, 1897 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas |
| Place of burial | Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |  United States Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1862–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant (USA)Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Unit | 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers (USA) 2nd Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers (USA) |
| Commands | Bee's Cavalry Brigade 1st Div, Wharton's Cavalry Corps |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
| Other work | Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1855–57 |
Hamilton Prioleau Bee (July 22, 1822 – October 3, 1897) was an American politician in early Texas; he was secretary of the Texas Senate in 1846. He served nearly 10 years as representative to the state house beginning in 1849, and for one term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
He later served as a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. In 1869 during the Reconstruction era, he and his family left Texas, living for several years in Saltillo, Mexico before their return to San Antonio in 1876. He lived there for most of the rest of his life.