William S. Hamilton | |
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| Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County | |
| In office December 5, 1842 – December 4, 1843 Serving with Robert M. Long and Moses Meeker | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Jenkins, David Newland, Ephraim F. Ogden, and Daniel M. Parkison |
| Succeeded by | George Messersmith, Robert M. Long, and Moses Meeker |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the Sangamon County district | |
| In office November 15, 1824 – December 4, 1826 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Stillman |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Iles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Stephen Hamilton August 4, 1797 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1850 (aged 53) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cholera |
| Resting place | Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, California |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Illinois Militia |
| Years of service | 1827, 1832 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Galena Mounted Volunteers, various U.S. aligned indigenous bands |
| Battles/wars | Winnebago War, Black Hawk War |
William Stephen Hamilton (August 4, 1797 – October 9, 1850), a son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, was an American politician and miner who lived much of his life in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory. Hamilton was born in New York, where he attended the United States Military Academy before he resigned and moved to Illinois in 1817. In Illinois, he lived in Springfield and Peoria and eventually migrated to the lead-mining region of southern Wisconsin and established Hamilton's Diggings at present-day Wiota, Wisconsin. Hamilton served in various political offices and as a commander in two Midwest Indian Wars. In 1849, he moved to California during the California Gold Rush. He died in Sacramento, most likely of cholera, in October 1850.