John T. Hamlett was a government official, state legislator, and mining industry leader in Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia Senate after the death of James W. D. Bland on April 27, 1870 in a state capitol building collapse. He represented Charlotte County and Prince Edward County.
He was involved in the mining business.
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