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# William Peter Hamilton

(1866–1929)   Writer

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William Peter Hamilton was a writer, best known for *The Stock Market Barometer*.

## Quick Facts About William Peter Hamilton

Born November 30, 1866

Died December 9, 1929

Profession Writer

Notable works The Stock Market Barometer

## About William Peter Hamilton

William Peter Hamilton, a proponent of Dow Theory, was the fourth editor of the Wall Street Journal, serving in that capacity for more than 20 years."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."

##  Quotes by William Peter Hamilton

> [A newspaper is a private enterprise owing nothing whatsoever to the public, which grants it no franchise. It is therefore affected with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-peter-hamilton/a-newspaper-is-a-private-enterprise-owing-nothing-whatsoever-to-the/)

William Peter Hamilton

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> [Wall Street's graveyards are filled with men who were right too soon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-peter-hamilton/wall-street-s-graveyards-are-filled-with-men-who-were-right-too-soon/)

William Peter Hamilton

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> [Don't believe the man who tells you there are two sides to every question. There is only one side to the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-peter-hamilton/don-t-believe-the-man-who-tells-you-there-are-two-sides-to-every/)

William Peter Hamilton

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