John Hamilton
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"John Hamilton," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/88.
- Position
- Unclear from Context Unclear from Context
- Years in President's House
- circa 1793
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- Unclear from Context
- Presidency
- George Washington
- Biography
- Information about John Hamilton’s life outside of the President’s House is currently unknown. Hamilton briefly worked for George Washington at the President’s House in Philadelphia. He appeared once in Washington’s household records, earning $7.00 for a month of work. His role is unclear and he may have been a short-term hire.1
- “Washington’s Household Account Book, 1793-1797 (continued)," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1906, Vol. 30, No. 1, 41, https://www-jstor-org.mutex.gmu.edu/stable/pdf/20085321.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default:3538ab8a1197726aa250c965b5bf39cd&ab_segments=&initiator=recommender&acceptTC=1.
- Birthplace
- Unclear from Context
- Unclear from Context