▁in ▁- ham . ▁The ▁mines we eper ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁El sen ham ▁in ▁Es sex . ▁Some ▁others ▁include ▁, ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁Black man , ▁R . V . B . ▁ed . ▁Jane ' s ▁Fight ing ▁Sh ips ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Category : H am - class ▁mines we ep ers ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Navy ▁ship ▁names ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁Martin ▁Davis ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Republican ▁politician ▁from ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁Mayor ▁of ▁San ▁Diego ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁William ▁Jefferson ▁H uns aker . ▁ ▁Military ▁Hamilton ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁Union ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁an ▁arm . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ' s ▁He int zel man ▁Post ▁No . ▁ 3 3 . ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁office ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁local ▁politics ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁several ▁positions ▁over ▁time . ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch ▁republic an ▁and ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁party ' s ▁" C it izen ' s ▁Non - Part isan " ▁ticket . ▁Hamilton ' s ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁office ▁was ▁City ▁Ass essor , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the