Educator.
Born in Ontario on 9 December 1864, he graduated from the Central Normal School in early 1894. On 24 August 1896, he married Elizabeth Weightman (1870-?). He was Principal of Treherne School (1898-1899) and Carberry School (1899-1904). He resigned due to ill health in 1904 and moved to the United States. He died at San Diego, California on 3 September 1931.
Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Carberry Principal resigns,” Manitoba Free Press, 3 August 1904, page 20.
“Ezra Hamilton dies at home in Nestor,” The Chula Vista Star, 11 September 1931, page 6.
Elizabeth W Hamilton, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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