Green Polonius Hamilton
American educator
About Green Polonius Hamilton
Born 1867.
Green Polonius Hamilton (1867–1932) was an American educator, principal, and author who was prominent in the African-American community of Memphis, Tennessee.
Hamilton was born in Memphis and graduated from LeMoyne Normal Institute in 1882. He taught and then continued his education at Rust College and Columbia University before becoming principal at the first Memphis high school for African Americans, Kortrecht School. He was married to Alice Richmond Hamilton.
Hamilton High School, Hamilton Middle School, and Hamilton Elementary School in Memphis are named for him.
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Green Polonius Hamilton was born in 1867.
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