Edward La Rue Hamilton (December 9, 1857 – November 2, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Edward L. Hamilton | |
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.jpg) Edward LaRue Hamilton | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | John C. Ketcham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1857 Niles Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1923 (aged 65) St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Hamilton was born in Niles Township, Michigan, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884, and commenced practice in Niles, Michigan.
Hamilton was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the 55th United States Congress and subsequently re-elected to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1921.[1] He was chairman of the Committee on Territories in the 58th through 61st Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920.
He engaged in the practice of law until his death in St. Joseph, Michigan in 1923. He was interred in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, Michigan.
References
edit- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 53. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- United States Congress. "Edward L. Hamilton (id: H000108)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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