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under the firm name of Dounan Hamilton. There he has since resided and there has been the centre of his field of useful endeavor. Today he stands in the front rank of the lawyers of the State, and in South-side Virginia his ability is so generally recognized that in the more important cases in litigation his services are in constant demand. But his reputation has not been confined to local surroundings, nor have the honors that have came to him been only those conferred by his neighbors. President Cleveland , during his second term, offered him the United States District Attorneyship for the eastern district of Virginia. The compliment was great, but Mr. Hamilton ' s practice was too large and too important to justify his acceptance. Later he was prominently mentioned, inside and outside of the State, as the probable successor to Judge Bond of the U. S. Circuit Court. Had the appointment gone to a Virginian Mr. Hamilton would doubtless have been offered the position. Political considerations, how- ever, prevailed, and South CaroHna, another State in the circuit, carried off the honor. For some years Mr. Hamilton has been general counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, one of the most extensive railway systems of the South, and for several years one of its vice-presidents. Combining legal acumen with great business sagacity, his services have been and still are in great demand by his fellow townsmen. As President of the Petersburg Savings Bank he directs one of the strongest financial institutions of his section. But probably one of the greatest honors conferred upon him was his unsolicited nomination and election by his fellow citizens, irrespective of party, as a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention. In January, 1892, under the appointment of Governor P. W. McKinney, he resumed his connection with the Virginia Military Institute as a member of her Board of Visitors. This position he has held under successive appointments up to the present time. In January, 1899, on the resignation of Judge S. H. Litcher, he was elected president of that body by his colleagues. Of Mr. Hamilton ' s services in this connection too much cannot be said in way of praise. Strict and firm as a disciplinarian, yet softened in the discharge of duty by a paternal indulgence for the delinquencies of youth ; a wise and conservative counselor of executive and acadamic authorities, he has endeared him.self alike to officer and student. With an absorbing love for his alma mater and a consequent abiding interest in her welfare, he has contributed the best energies of a well-trained intellect and the be.st promptings of a kindly disposition to the promotion of her success in her special line of usefulness. E. W. N.
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