About Edward L. Hamilton
Lived 1857 – 1923 (aged 65). Edward L. Hamilton was an American politician and lawyer.
Edward La Rue Hamilton (December 9, 1857 – November 2, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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. 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.
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American politician (1857–1923)
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Edward L. Hamilton was born on 9 December 1857 in Berrien County.
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Edward L. Hamilton died on 2 November 1923.
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Edward L. Hamilton was a politician and lawyer.
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Edward L. Hamilton was American.
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