William Peter Hamilton
William Peter Hamilton | |
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William Peter Hamilton c. 1910-1913 | |
| Born | January 20, 1867 Manchester, England |
| Died | December 9, 1929 (aged 62) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Author, Journalist, Editor, Technical Analyst |
| Years active | 1890–1929 |
| Spouse(s) | Georgianna Tooker (1850-1916) (m. 1901; died 1916) Lillian Hart (1861-1955) (m. 1917) |
William Peter Hamilton (January 20, 1867 – December 9, 1929), a proponent of Dow Theory, was the fourth editor of the Wall Street Journal, serving in that capacity for more than 20 years (i.e., January 1, 1908 – December 9, 1929).
- "Some people think and others do. Dow thought and created an index and pondered it. Hamilton [by contrast,] put it to practice as a workhorse. He was the first serious practitioner of [both] the art of forecasting future stock action based on precise prior action [and the] forecasting of the economy based on the market."