Andrew H. Hamilton Explained

Andrew Hamilton
State:Indiana
Term Start:March 4, 1875
Term End:March 3, 1879
Predecessor:District established
Successor:Walpole G. Colerick
Birth Date:7 June 1834
Birth Place:Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S
Education:Wabash College
Harvard University
Restingplace:Lindenwood Cemetery
Birthname:Andrew Holman Hamilton

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.[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.

Personal life

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

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

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.

References

  1. Web site: Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid . 2018-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703084721/http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00148 . 2018-07-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid . 2018-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703084721/http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00148 . 2018-07-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Hamilton family. Additional papers of the Hamilton family, 1850-1994: A Finding Aid . 2018-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703084721/http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00148 . 2018-07-03 . dead .