1882-1956
Eleanor E Hamilton was superintendent and director of Presbyterian Hospital in Newark from at least 1927-1947. She was named Outstanding Woman of Year in Essex County in 1947. She was president of the NJ Hospital Association in 1937.
Eleanor was as previously director of the Illinois Training School for Nurses and Superintendent of Miami Valley Hospital. She’d had a fellowship from American College of Hospital Administrators. She was killed in a car accident in 1956, along with her husband of 3 years Donald Kingsley.
Eleanor was born in Sussex and graduated from Blair Academy. During WWII she was chairman of the nursing council of the Newark Defense Council. She was also one of the founders of the Quota Club for professional women and a member of the DAR of Morristown.
Bibliography
Wingert, Dorothea. “Women Adopts Hotel Idea For Use In Modern Hospital.” Newark Sunday Call. May 1, 1927.
“Newarker Donates Hamilton Portrait” Star Ledger September 11, 1947
“Clara Krauter of Glen Ridge Named Outstanding Woman of Essex County” Montclair Times Nov 18. 1948
“Montclair BPW” Montclair Times Nov 25, 1947
“Dental Surgery Urged in Hospitals” Morning Post May 31, 1937
“Vows Spoken in Westfield” Courier-News Apr 13, 1953
“Youth 17 Faces Charges in Car Death of Aged Couple” Courier News Oct 31, 1956
“Crash Victim’s Funeral Set” Courier News October 19, 1956
Photo from Library of Congress
“Eleanor Hamilton Killed in Collison” Newark News Oct 18 1956