About Andrew H. Hamilton
Lived 1834 – 1895 (aged 60). Andrew H. Hamilton was an American politician and lawyer.
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.
Early life and career He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 7, 1834, the oldest son of Allen Hamilton, an Irish immigrant and local banker. 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.
Personal life Hamilton married Phoebe Taber in 1851. The couple had five children.
He is the uncle of Edith Hamilton and Alice Hamilton.
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.
Death Hamilton died in Fort Wayne on May 9, 1895. He is interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Who was Andrew H. Hamilton?
American politician (1834-1895)
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Andrew H. Hamilton was born on 7 June 1834 in Fort Wayne.
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Andrew H. Hamilton died on 9 May 1895 in Fort Wayne.
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Andrew H. Hamilton was a politician and lawyer.
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Andrew H. Hamilton was American.
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