James Hamilton, son of the British-born lawyer Andrew Hamilton who was active in the Thirteen Colonies, was also a lawyer and governmental figure in colonial Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He served t
A portrait of Hamilton, c. 1750s
Henry Muhlenberg's passport, issued by Hamilton in 1752
William Allen (loyalist)
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William Allen was a wealthy merchant, attorney and chief justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia during the colonial era. At the time of the American Revolution, Allen was o
James Hamilton (Pennsylvania politician)
…the death of his father on August 4, 1741, Hamilton inherited his 150-acre estate known as Bush Hill north of the city. He assisted his brother-in-law William Allen in the administration of lands purchased by his father to be used for the state house and surrounding public space. Hamilton was a member of the…
Trout Hall, built in 1770 by William Allen's son James Allen, is one of the oldest houses in Allentown, Pennsylvania; from 1867 to 1905, it served as the home of Muhlenberg College.