E. C. Hamilton
E. C. Hamilton, dentist, was born in Springfield, Ohio, December 23, 1836, and is a son of Henry A., and Sarah A. Hamilton, of Greene County, Ohio, who had a family of six children, and were natives of Maryland.
E. C. Hamilton, the subject of these remarks, was married in 1862, to Miss Amanda Wright, daughter of G. W. Wright, of Xenia, Ohio. She died in December, 1864, leaving one child, George E. He was again married, in 1869, to Miss Lucy E. Stoddard, of Wooster University, by whom he had four children: Mary L., Grace M., Stodard C, and Karl M.
Our subject enlisted in the 154th 0. V. I., Company B. He served some five months and was honorably discharged, September, 1863. He then went to Cincinnati where he remained practicing dentistry until 1865, when he came to Washington where he has remained. He has been a practicing dentist for twenty-three years, enough to speak for his proficiency in the business. He is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. 0. 0. F., also of the Presbyterian Church.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County