The USRC "Hamilton" was named after a man that founded what newspaper?
USRC Hamilton (1871) USRC "Hamilton" was a Revenue Cutter topsail schooner of the "Gallatin" class. She was named for Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury. An iron-hulled cutter with steam propulsion, she was constructed at Buffalo, New York by David Bell Co. in 1871. The "Gallatin" class consisted of two ships, the "USRC Gallatin" and the "Hamilton", however they differed in the propulsion machinery used.
William Peter Hamilton William Peter Hamilton (1867 – December 9, 1929) was the fourth editor of the Wall Street Journal and a proponent of Dow Theory.