Name/Title
John Bell HamiltonEntry/Object ID
Hamilton, John BelDescription
Black suit and stock, high collar, Dark eyes and hair, high forehead. Looking directly at artist.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889Date made
1836 - 1840General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Hamilton came to Tennessee from South Carolina by 1807. Primarily a Methodist minister, he owned farmland in Maury County valued in 1860 at $50,000, plus farmland in Alabama. Highly educated, he served as Clerk and Master of Chancery Court and was licensed to practice law in Tennessee. He raised a company of cavalry for Second Tennessee Battalion, later First Tennessee regiment, CSA. After the war he invested in railroad development. He had substantial holdings in real estate and stock at his death in 1887. See The Civil War Papers of John Bell Hamilton and Thomas Hamilton Williams, Alleen Williams Cater, 1971 (original papers at Tennessee State Library & Archives).Create Date
July 14, 2026Update Date
July 14, 2026