James Hamilton (Pennsylvania politician)

James Hamilton
A portrait of Hamilton, c. 1750s
Acting Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania
In office
19 July – 30 August 1773
President of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council
In office
4 May – 16 October 1771
Deputy Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania
In office
October 1759 – November 1763
In office
23 November 1748 – 3 October 1754
Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council
In office
1746–1747
Mayor of Philadelphia
In office
1745–1746
Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
In office
1735–1740
Personal details
Born1710 (1710)
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedAugust 14, 1783(1783-08-14) (aged 72–73)
New York City, Province of New York, British America
OccupationLawyer, politician
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James Hamilton (1710 – August 14, 1783), son of the British-born lawyer Andrew Hamilton who was active in the Thirteen Colonies, was also a lawyer and governmental figure in colonial Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He served two terms as deputy governor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1748 to 1754 and from 1759 to 1763. From 1745 to 1747, he was the mayor of Philadelphia[1]

  1. ^ Armor, William C., Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania, With the Incidental History of the State, from 1609 to 1872, Philadelphia, J.K. Simon (1873)