William S. Hamilton

William S. Hamilton
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(1850-10-09) (aged 53) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cholera
Resting place	Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, California
Parents	Alexander Hamilton (father) Elizabeth Schuyler (mother)
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.