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Simon M. Hamlin

1866 – 1939

American politician

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Lived 1866 – 1939 (aged 72). Simon M. Hamlin was an American politician.

Simon Moulton Hamlin (August 10, 1866 – July 27, 1939) was an American educator, businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Maine for one term from 1935 to 1937.

Early life and career Hamlin was born in Standish (Richville), Cumberland County, Maine, Hamlin attended the public schools, Gorham Normal School, and Bridgton Academy.

He taught school and, in 1900, graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He served as superintendent of the South Portland and Cape Elizabeth schools from 1901 to 1925 and as city clerk of South Portland, Maine in 1913. He engaged in the real estate business at South Portland in 1925. He was also interested in farming.

He served as member of the board of registration 1926–1932. He served as mayor in 1933 and 1934.

Congress Hamlin was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937). He served as chairman of the Committee on Memorials (Seventy-fourth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

Later career and death He resumed the real estate business and farming in South Portland, Maine, until his death there July 27, 1939. He was interred in Hamlin Cemetery, Standish (Richville), Maine.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of Maine, Bowdoin College, University of Southern Maine, Bridgton Academy
Positions held
United States representative
Also known as
Simon Moulton Hamlin

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Simon M. Hamlin's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Simon M. Hamlin?

American politician (1866–1939)

When was Simon M. Hamlin born?

Simon M. Hamlin was born on 10 August 1866 in Standish.

When did Simon M. Hamlin die?

Simon M. Hamlin died on 27 July 1939 in South Portland.

What was Simon M. Hamlin's occupation?

Simon M. Hamlin was a politician.

What nationality was Simon M. Hamlin?

Simon M. Hamlin was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Simon M. Hamlin

· Wikidata: Q2287686

· DBpedia: Simon M. Hamlin

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