Andrew Hamilton 1676-1741

Andrew Hamilton was a Scottish lawyer in Colonial America, famous for his defense of the New York printer John Peter Zenger in Zenger’s landmark “free speech” case. Hamilton was a major investor in Pennsylvania land, including 300 acres on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Blockley Township, which he purchased in 1735. His grandson William would build the mansion known as The Woodlands.