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Jeremiah J. Hamilton
1838–1905
United States
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Biography
Jeremiah J. Hamilton (July 1, 1838 – 1905) was a school founder, carpenter, political organizer, and legislator in Texas. He was born a slave July 1, 1838 in Tennessee then taken to Texas in 1847. He served as the secretary of the Texas State Central Committee of Colored Men in March 1866.
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