| Name |
Hamilton Newman [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Born |
Abt 1825
Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA  [ 1, 2, 5]
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| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1854
Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA [ 7]
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| Residence |
1870
Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 5]
– 40 Age: 40; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; RealEstateValue: 900; Laborer Occupation: Laborer |
| 6th Ward Republican Meeting |
4 Feb 1874
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 8]
– 6th Ward Republican Meeting at Calvary Free Baptist Church |
| Enslaved |
Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA [ 9]
– Yes |
| School Meeting of the Colored Citizens of Harrisburg |
11 Dec 1874
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 10]
– Important School Meeting of the Colored Citizens of Harrisburg |
| Residence |
1880
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 1]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self |
| Lincoln Cemetery History |
1892
220 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
– Property Owner |
| Died |
1 Feb 1892
1726 Walnut, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
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| Life Sketch of Hamilton Newman |
2 Feb 1892
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 9]
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| Social Clubs |
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 9]
– Brotherly Love Lodge, No. 890, and P. J. M. Council, No. 7, of the G.U.O.O.F. |
| Name |
Alexander Hamilton Newman |
| Probate |
1893
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 3, 16]
|
| Buried |
201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [ 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
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| Notes |
- HAMILTON NEWMAN DEAD.
A Colored leader and Much Respected citizen none.
One of the best known and most respected colored men of this city, Hamilton Newman, passed away at his home, 1726 Walnut street, this morning, alter an illness of one week.
He was in his 69th year and for twenty years or more had been a carter at the brick yards of John L. Owens. A wife and two sons, Felix and Thornton, survive.
Deceased was a prominent member of the Short street A.M.E. church and had been a trustee of the congregation. He was also a member of Brotherly Love lodge, G.U.O. of O.F.
Mr. Newman was born a slave in Virginia but has been a resident of Harrisburg about thirty years. He was a man of excellent parts and was highly esteemed wherever known. Strict integrity, industry and sobriety were chief elements of his character. He was always an active Republican and for many years had been a member of the election board of the Third precinct of the Eighth ward. He was also at various times a member of the county, city and ward committee, and did good service for the party whose principles he always admired and upheld. The funeral will place from ine Short Street church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, and will doubtless be largely attended.
Sketch of His Life
The following sketch of the dead man is furnished the Telegraph by one who knew him well:
Hamilton Newman, a well-known resident and political leader of the colored Republicans of the Eighth ward, died this morning at 5 a. m., at his residence, 1726 Walnut street, from urinary and kidney complications.
He was a native of Warren county, Va, and became a resident of this city in 1864 and was employed for many years in the saw mill department of the Harrisburg car shops until he engaged in the business of carting for himself.
Uneducated, but self-reliant and apt, by his energy and thrift he progressed rapidly with success, and was enabled to purchase his own home and several other properties, together with valuable horses and carts. Mr. Newman was known as an unflinching and determined Republican of influence with his people, serving many years on the Republican city and county committee with zeal, being always selected by his constituents to represent them until he voluntarily retired against their wishes.
He was a man of strong convictions and unalterable in his friendships. Candidates for political honors always felt assured of probable success when he promised the weight of his influence in the Eighth ward for them, tor his following there was regarded as the augur of victory.
No election occurred in the Eighth ward that the tall form of this leader was not present encouraging his party friends to work for victory. No man enjoyed a greater degree of confidence among friends as well as enemies than Hamilton Newman, for his word when given was never known to be forfeited--even in politics.
He was a member of Brotherly Love Lodge, No. 890, and P. J. M. Council, No. 7, of the G.U.O.O.F who will attend his funeral in a body on Friday afternoon from the Bethel A.M E. church Short street, of which he was an earnest and faithful Christian member.
He leaves a wife, who is at present an invalid, and two sons, one or whom resides in Chicago, to mourn his loss.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
02 Feb 1892, Tue • Page 4
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| Person ID |
I7998
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