sentences:  In about 1850, Hamilton emigrated to New York.His early practice would appear to have been assisted by his family's connections, and a link with his future patron, Lord Ward, is provided by his uncle, Richard Davies, who was Lord Ward's mining agent.His family's good financial standing no doubt also enabled him to purchase the Park estate in Cheltenham in 1839, and to develop it in the tradition of speculators such as Pearson Thompson and Joseph Pitt.