Mobile of the Five Flags; the Story of the River Basin and Coast about Mobile from the Earliest Times to the Present by Peter Joseph Hamilton

Mobile of the Five Flags; the Story of the River Basin and Coast about Mobile from the Earliest Times to the Present by Peter Joseph Hamilton

Peter Joseph Hamilton

1859-1927

Peter Joseph Hamilton was born in Mobile, Alabama. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1879 and 1882, respectively. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama in 1910 and pursued further study at the University of Leipzig and at Spring Hill College. Hamilton was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced law in Mobile, serving as city attorney. He also served two terms (1913-1921) as judge of the US District Court for Puerto Rico and later practiced law at San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 1921-1925, Hamilton taught constitutional law at the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico. He later served as Dean of the Law School at Southern Methodist University. Notably, the Peter Joe Hamilton Elementary School in Chickasaw is named in his honor. Hamilton passed away in Alabama in 1927.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1913

Mobile of the Five Flags; the Story of the River Basin and Coast about Mobile from the Earliest Times to the Present. Mobile, AL; Gill Printing Co, 1913.

AL Book Collection

Hamilton, Peter Joseph, “Mobile of the Five Flags; the Story of the River Basin and Coast about Mobile from the Earliest Times to the Present by Peter Joseph Hamilton,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24966.