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Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (August 3, 1898 – March 4, 1982) was a military officer in the United States Air Force, and the scion of two illustrious families in American history: the Hamilton family, which traces its lineage to founding father Alexander Hamilton, and the Morgan family, which traces its lineage to the financier and banker J. P. Morgan.
Alexander Morgan Hamilton was born on January 25, 1903, in New York City to William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950) and Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952), one of four children born to John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), the financier. [1]
Hamilton was born in Ramapo, New York, [2] the eldest child of William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950) and Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952). Her siblings included Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1898–1982), [3] Laurens Morgan Hamilton (1900–1978), Alexander Morgan Hamilton (1903–1970), and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1908–1919).
Louisa Pierpont Morgan (1866–1946), who married Herbert L. Satterlee (1863–1947) [72] J. P. Morgan Jr. (1867–1943), who succeeded his father and married Jane Norton Grew; Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952), who married William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950), a grandson of John Church Hamilton; Anne Tracy Morgan (1873–1952), philanthropist
The Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century.. Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations, primarily through the work of Junius Spencer (J.S.) Morgan (1813–1890) and John Pierpont (J. P.) Morgan Sr. (1837–19
St. Elizabeth's was dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, who died during the Spanish influenza pandemic. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Pierson Hamilton—great-grandson of founding father Alexander Hamilton [11] —and Juliet Pierpont Morgan Hamilton—daughter of financier J.P. Morgan.
John Pierpont Morgan Jr, nicknamed Jack, was born on September 7, 1867, in Irvington, New York, to J. P. Morgan and Frances Louisa Tracy. He graduated from St. Paul's School, and later in 1886 from Harvard College, where he was a member of the Delphic Club, formerly known as the Harvard chapter of the Delta Phi.
The paternal lineage of American founding father Alexander Hamilton was rooted in Scotland, where his relations were landed gentry known as the Hamiltons of Grange.. The Hamiltons of Grange descended from Walter de Hamilton, founder of the Cambuskeith branch of Clan Hamilton, who held lands in Edinburgh by a charter from Robert III of Scotland given between 1390 and 1406.