Bio of HAMILTON, Dr. Arthur Stephen (b.1872), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

ARTHUR STEPHEN HAMILTON, M. D. - Vol II, pg 184-187
Dr. Arthur Stephen Hamilton, a distinguished representative of the medical
profession in Minneapolis, enjoying an enviable reputation both as a man and a
physician, has practiced in this city for nearly two decades as a specialist in
nervous and mental diseases. His birth occurred on a farm near Wyoming, Iowa, on
the 28th of November, 1872, his parents being Arthur A. and Ada O. (Fisher)
Hamilton. He is a direct descendant of Major Edward Crafts, a representative of
the Crafts family who came to this country from the north of England. Major
Crafts, who was born at the family mansion in Boston, served with distinction
during the Revolution, while his brother, Colonel Thomas Crafts, participated in
the Boston tea party and read the Declaration of Independence from the steps of
Faneuil Hall. Sarah Crafts, daughter of Major Edward Crafts, became the wife of
Joseph Hamilton, a Scotchman, whose son, Stephen Hamilton, a prominent citizen
of Iowa, was the grandfather of Dr. Arthur S. Hamilton of this review. The
father and three uncles of the Doctor served as soldiers of the Civil war. .
Arthur S. Hamilton obtained his more advanced education in the University of
Iowa, which institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Science in
1894, while his professional training was acquired in the University of
Pennsylvania, from which he received the degree of M. D. in 1897. He served as
assistant physician at the Independence State Hospital of Independence, Iowa,
from 1898 until 1904 and in the latter year came to Minneapolis, where he has
practiced continuously since as a specialist in nervous and mental diseases,
winning well-merited recognition in this field. He has also been successful as
an educator, being made instructor in neuro-pathology in the Medical School of
the University of Minnesota in 1905 and holding various positions in connection
with nervous and mental diseases at that institution until 1913, since which
time he has been professor of nervous and mental diseases, in charge of the
division. From 1916 until 1918 he served as secretary of the section on nervous
and mental diseases of the American Medical Association, while in 1920 he acted
as chairman of the section of nervous and mental diseases in the American
Medical Association.
There is also an interesting military chapter in the life record of Dr.
Hamilton. He joined the United States army on the llth of May, 1918, and served
successively as first lieutenant, captain and major, being discharged July 18,
1919. He was first in the aviation service at Hazelhurst Field, Long Island, New
York, and from January 25, 1919, until July 18, 1919, was neurologist to the
surgical service of the Walter Reed General Hospital at Washington, D. C. At
present he is a member of the Medical Reserve Corps, Eighty-eighth Division,
United States army.
On the 25th of December, 1903, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Hamilton was
united in marriage to Dr. Susanna P. Boyle, a daughter of David Boyle,
archaeologist of the province of Ontario. Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton have one son,
David A. In religious faith the parents are Presbyterians and Dr. Hamilton's
appreciation of the social amenities of life is indicated in his identification
with the Minneapolis Club, the Campus Club and the Automobile Club. He is
likewise a worthy exemplar of the Masonic order and is a member of three Greek
letter fraternities-Phi Delta Theta, Nu Sigma Nu and Sigma Xi. Sterling
qualities of manhood have gained him popularity in social circles, and natural
talent and acquired ability have brought him success and prominence in his
profession.
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