From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland.
In 1899, his home in Columbia, was destroyed by fire. An elderly man, he had limited funds and limited means to find a new home. Over his protests, a group of friends raised enough funds to build him one.
Hampton died at his Columbia home on April 11, 1902, at the age of 84.
He was buried in Columbia's Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. Twenty thousand mourners followed his casket to the cemetery, where the Bishop-General Ellison Capers read the services.
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| Hampton's Grave |
An equestrian statue was erected on the grounds of the South Carolina State House in 1906.
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