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NICHOLAS COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Chris & Kerry
cmac4330@chesapeake.net
December 13, 1999
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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.
Chicago and New York, Volume II
pg. 154
AUGUSTUS ALLEN HAMILTON, JR. While he carries about as heavy a burden of
practical and technical responsibilities as any mining superintendent in Logan
County, Mr. Hamilton is widely known over the southern district of the state
for his effective leadership in civic and business lines.
Mr. Hamilton is general superintendent of the Lyburn and Wilburn mines for the
Richcreek Coal Company in Logan County. He came to the Logan coal fields from
the New River fields on November 1, 1906, and his first active connection here
was with the Yuma mines controlled by the Robertson Interests of Shamokin,
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hamilton was born on his father's farm at Keslers Cross Lanes in Nicholas
County, West Virginia, June 1, 1886, son of Augustus Allen and Ada Ann
(Campbell) Hamilton. He was only an infant when his mother died. His father, now
seventy-three and living at the old homestead, is a son of Col. David R.
Hamilton, who was a Confederate veteran in the war between the states and a
member of an old family of Rockbridge County, Virginia. A. A. Hamilton, Sr., has
been a prosperous farmer, has a fine home, and is very much interested in the
democratic politics of his section of the state. A. A. Hamilton, Jr. has a
brother, John David, who remains at the old homestead. Mr. Hamilton acquired a
good general education in the public schools and the normal at Summerville. His
early ambition was to enter the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
he prepared for the examination, but at that stage his father objected and in
consequence he prepared for a business career by taking a commercial course at
Charleston in 1904. On leaving college he had a clerical position with the
McKell Coal Company on Loup Creek and then in 1906 came to Logan County for the
Yuma Coal and Coke Company as pay roll clerk. He also was bookkeeper and
assistant superintendent, was promoted to superintendent, and in 1917 became
general superintendent for the Lyburn and Wilburn mines.
On August 14, 1910, Mr. Hamilton married Eunice Brooke McComas, daughter of
Albert McComas, of Logan County. Their two children are Edith Ann and John
Wallace. Mrs. Hamilton is a Methodist. He is a past master of Aracoma Lodge No.
99, A. F. and A.M., is a member of Logan Chapter No. 41, R. A. M., belongs to
Kanawha Commandery, K. T., the West Virginia Consistory of Scottish Rite at
Wheeling, and the Shrine at Charleston. He is associated with Frank Martin and
Naaman Jackson as the other members of the building committee to erect Masonic
Home in Logan. Mr. Hamilton had an active part in the recent troubles in this
coal field due to the invasion of union miners from the North. He is a democrat
in politics. As superintendent his relationship with his employes has always
been cordial, and the men have the confidence and respect for him based upon
the understanding that he recognizes their point of view. Mr. Hamilton is a
director of the Bank of Logan.
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