Morgan C. Hamilton

Morgan Calvin Hamilton
United States Senator from Texas
In office March 31, 1870 – March 4, 1877
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Richard Coke
Personal details
Born	(1809-02-25)February 25, 1809 Huntsville, Alabama
Died	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.

External links

• Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
• Morgan C. Hamilton from the Handbook of Texas Online

United States Senate
Preceded by vacant(1)	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Texas 1870–1877 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.