Historical events shaped by The Hamilton Society

https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/lafayette/catalog/151-9995 (Letter from Mary Shelly to Lafayette’ congratulating him on his role in overthrowing Charles X in France)

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1832-05-14/debates/676b3e5c-eb5a-47ee-8f6d-176f2603a04f/LondonPetition%E2%80%94ChangeOfMinistry (Baring’s speech enabling the Great Reform Act to pass in Great Britain)

The Society is alleged to have used a perpetual trust established in Edinburgh under Scots Law to ensure its longevity.

Subsequent Trustees are thought to have included:

Fanny Wright

Alexis de Tocqueville

Jeremiah Day