Robert George Hamilton

1884 - 1946  (61 years)

• Name	Robert George Hamilton
  Birth	16 Sep 1884	Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
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  _FSFTID	GS1S-DP2
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  Death	14 Feb 1946	Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada
  	Cause: Killed by a freight train colliding with a handcar he was operating
  	Robert Hamilton Killed by Freight Train This village was shocked and saddened at noon on Thursday last when news was circulated that Robert Hamilton, well known railway section foreman, had been killed by a freight train about two miles west of Shawville at mileage 47. Foreman Hamilton and his assistants, Arthur Horner and John Horner, were on the handcar, preceeding eastward, when a freight train over took them. The freight was a particularly heavy one, loaded with logs, with an engine ahead and one at the back of the train. When the crew of the first engine saw the handcar, it was unable to stop soon enough to avoid hitting it. Before the train struck the handcar, the two Horner men had jumped to safety, and as their vision was blocked by the engine they were unable to tell whether the foreman had jumped off the car or not. After hearing the testimony of the sectionmen and trainmen, and ----- C. F.C. Powles, who stated the death was due to a fractured skull and other injuries, Dr .L. Fena--- County Corner, of Campbells Bay declared that an inquest would not be necessary. Mr. Hamilton was born in Clarendon, a short distance from where the accident occurred. He came to Shawville at the age of 15, and began work on the Shawville section, under J.J. Gibson who died during this past Summer. Except for a year or so on the Fort Coulonge section the Pontiac railway line, he spent most of his time on the Shawville section, succeeding Mr. Gibson in his retirement as foreman. He was married to the former Miss Pearl Wilson, who predeceased him 18 years ago. He leaves a daughter Miss Lois Hamilton, an undergraduate of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Que., and a sister, Mrs. Sam How----- who lived with him. He was a member of Shawville Wesleyn Church. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from the late home of the deceased, to Shawville Wesleyn Methodist Church. Service was conducted by the Pastor Rev. H. Kie---- who was assisted by Rev. S. Blanchard, of Ottawa. Mr. Kie---- sermon text was Romans 5 "Death passed upon all men" Hymns sung were "Rock of Ages" & "Abide With Me" Interment was made at Maple Grove cemetery.
  Burial	Maple Grove United Cemetery, Shawville, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada
  	Address: Clarendon Street, Shawville, Outaouais Region, Quebec Canada
  Person ID	I25276	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert L. Hamilton,   b. 13 Mar 1834, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 4 Mar 1908, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Anne Whelen,   b. 12 Jul 1841, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 25 Apr 1922, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1860
  Family ID	F2541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie PEARL Wilson,   b. 10 Sep 1890, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 20 Apr 1927, Fort Coulonge, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1924	Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada
  Children	1. Lois Jean Hamilton,   b. 17 Feb 1926, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 30 Sep 1985, Waterford, Saratoga County, New York, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Harvey P. Hamilton,   b. 1927, Shawville Cemetery, Shawville, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada d. 1929, Shawville Cemetery, Shawville, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F8695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Sep 1884 - Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada Marriage - 2 Dec 1924 - Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada Death - Cause: Killed by a freight train colliding with a handcar he was operating - 14 Feb 1946 - Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):News was circulated that Robert Hamilton, well known railway section foreman, had been killed by a freight train about two miles west of Shawville at mileage 47. Foreman Hamilton and his assistants, Arthur Horner and John Horner, were on the handcare, preceeding eastward, when a freight train over took them. The freight was a particularly heavy one, loaded with logs, with an engine ahead and one at the back of the train. When the crew of the first engine saw the handcar, it was unable to stop soon enough to avoid hitting it. Before the train struck the handcar, the two Horner men had jumped to safety, and as their vision was blocked by the engine they were unable to tell whether the foreman had jumped off the car or not. After hearing the testimony of the sectionmen and trainmen, and C. F.C. Powles, who stated the death was due to a fractured skull and other injuries, Dr .L. Fena County Corner, of Campbells Bay declared that an inquest would not be necessary.