Samuel McClintock Hamill
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Samuel McClintock Hamill (July 6, 1812–September 20, 1889) was an American Educator and Presbyterian clergyman. Hamill was the longest serving Head Master of the Lawrenceville School
near Princeton, NJ.
on July 6, 1812 and graduated from Jefferson College in 1834. He was an accomplished Presbyterian clergyman, educator, New Jersey State Superintendent of Public Schools, and a founder of the New Jersey Historical Society
. After President Abraham Lincoln's death, Hamill composed a widely circulated eulogy for the assassinated president. In 1837 he became the third Head Master of classical and commercial boarding-school. Hamill strengthen the small school which was ultimately renamed The Lawrenceville School
. He remains the school's longest serving Head Master. He died in Trenton, NJ in 1889 and is buried in the Lawrenceville Cemetery in Lawrenceville
, NJ.
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S., five miles southwest of Princeton....
near Princeton, NJ.
Biography
He was born in Norristown, PennsylvaniaNorristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
on July 6, 1812 and graduated from Jefferson College in 1834. He was an accomplished Presbyterian clergyman, educator, New Jersey State Superintendent of Public Schools, and a founder of the New Jersey Historical Society
New Jersey Historical Society
The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional...
. After President Abraham Lincoln's death, Hamill composed a widely circulated eulogy for the assassinated president. In 1837 he became the third Head Master of classical and commercial boarding-school. Hamill strengthen the small school which was ultimately renamed The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S., five miles southwest of Princeton....
. He remains the school's longest serving Head Master. He died in Trenton, NJ in 1889 and is buried in the Lawrenceville Cemetery in Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville is the name of several places in the United States:*Lawrenceville, former name of Alleene, Arkansas*Lawrenceville, Georgia*Lawrenceville, Illinois*Lawrenceville, Indiana*Lawrenceville, New Jersey**The Lawrenceville School*Lawrenceville, Ohio...
, NJ.