Copyright 2000-2020 John N. J. Lupia, T.O.C. S. Archie Hamilton (1890-1920), was born January 15, 1890, at Cresco, Iowa, son of S. Archie Hamilton, a railroad brakeman, and later on a farmer. He attended Cresco Public School, and graduated Page Davis Advertising School. Hamilton was a paper money dealer from 1915 - 1920 operating his company S. Archie Hamilton Co. From 1908-1909, he worked for one year in Minneapolis as a printer and returned to Cresco with his own printers shop.  He was a member of the ANA, Chicago Coin Club, Modern Woodman of America, Maple Camp No. 1344.  He moved in the fall of 1916 to 2 Pine Place, Cresco, Iowa.   In April 1918 he was sent to a Modern Woodman Sanitarium, Woodman, Colorado. He died of tuberculosis on June 11, 1920 at a sanitarium in Davenport, Iowa. He was survived by his parents and siblings Mabel, Fred, Harry, and George. He is buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cresco, Iowa. Bibliography : The Numismatist, January (1917) : 47 ad Cresco Plain Dealer, April 28, 1918 Cresco Plain Dealer, June 18, 1920 obit The Numismatist, September (1920) : 403 obit |
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