Morgan C. Hamilton

Morgan Calvin Hamilton
United States Senator
from Texas
In office
March 31, 1870  March 4, 1877
Preceded by John Hemphill
Succeeded by Richard Coke
Personal details
Born (1809-02-25)February 25, 1809
Huntsville, Alabama
Died November 21, 1893(1893-11-21) (aged 84)
San Diego, California
Political party Republican

Morgan Calvin Hamilton (February 25, 1809  November 21, 1893) was an American merchant, politician from Alabama and Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Both men were unusual as Unionists in Texas during the American Civil War.

Early life and education

Morgan Calvin Hamilton was born in Alabama. His siblings included Andrew Jackson Hamilton.

He moved to Texas when it was still part of Mexico and worked there as a merchant. For six years, 1839–45, he served in the war department of the Republic of Texas, first as clerk and in 1844–45 as secretary of war. He settled in Austin.

One of the few Texan abolitionists, Hamilton fought for Union forces in the Civil War. During Reconstruction, he was elected by the Texas state legislature to the US Senate as a Radical Republican. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

United States Senate
Preceded by
vacant(1)
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Texas
18701877
Served alongside: James W. Flanagan, Samuel B. Maxey
Succeeded by
Richard Coke
Notes and references
1. Because Texas seceded from the Union in 1861, seat was declared vacant from 1861-1870 when John Hemphill withdrew from the Senate.


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