Paul Hamilton (representative)
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Born1695
DiedMarch 1739 (aged 43–44)
SpouseMartha Bower
Children4
Paul Hamilton | |
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 Photograph of Paul Hamilton's house "Brick House" in South Carolina, circa 1920s | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Commons | |
| In office 1720–1721 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1695 |
| Died | March 1739 (aged 43–44) |
| Spouse | Martha Bower |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | |
Paul Hamilton was a South Carolina representative to the colonial House of Commons in the 1720s. He was a prominent landowner and plantation owner as well as the namesake and grandfather of US Secretary of Navy Paul Hamilton.[1] His house in South Carolina still stands as ruins that can be visited today.
Paul Hamilton was born in 1695 on Edisto Island, in South Carolina. He was born to English immigrant Capt. John Hamilton and colonial native Mary Grimball, daughter of Paul Grimball, who led the settler resistance during the 1686 Spanish Invasion of South Carolina.