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Andrew Hamilton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byWalpole G. Colerick
Personal details
Born(1834-06-07)June 7, 1834
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 1895(1895-05-09) (aged 60)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWabash College
Harvard University

Andrew Holman Hamilton (June 7, 1834 – May 9, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879.

Personal life

He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 7, 1834, the oldest son of Allen Hamilton, an Irish immigrant and local banker.[1] Hamilton attended the common schools and graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville in 1854. Hamilton studied law at Harvard University. After being admitted to the bar in 1859, he began to practice law in Fort Wayne.

Hamilton married Phoebe Taber in 1851. The couple had five children.[2]

Political career

He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). After his term in the House, he resumed the practice of law.

He is the uncle of Edith Hamilton and Alice Hamilton.[3]

Death

Hamilton died in Fort Wayne on May 9, 1895. He is interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ^ "Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ^ "Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
District created
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 12th congressional district
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 		Succeeded by


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