Samuel B. Hamilton
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Police Officer

Samuel B. Hamilton

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Felonious
End of Watch February 28, 1908
Age 34
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Toby Hamilton succumbed to a leg injury sustained one week earlier when he was attacked by his prisoner near the 200 block of North Camac Street.

Officer Hamilton had been alerted by a citizen of a burglary in progress at her residence. As he made entry into the residence he located and arrested a subject he found inside for attempted burglary. While he was escorting the prisoner to the police station he was attacked and severely kicked in his leg. He had managed to take control of his prisoner again and walked him the rest of the way to the station and placed them into a jail cell. He was removed to the hospital because he was unable to walk. While being treated blood poisoning set in and he succumbed to his injury one week later.

Police Officer Hamilton had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than 11 years and was assigned to the Sixth Police District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and infant son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hamilton gave the Philadelphia Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hamilton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1908
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Samuel is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1908, 129 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 35th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Samuel was 34. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Samuel had served 10.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

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Where

Police Officer Samuel B. Hamilton

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch February 28, 1908

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E

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