Edward L. Hamilton

Edward L. Hamilton
Edward LaRue Hamilton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byHenry F. Thomas
Succeeded byJohn C. Ketcham
Personal details
Born(1857-12-09)December 9, 1857
Niles Township, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1923(1923-11-02) (aged 65)
St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

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.[1] 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.

References

  1. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 53. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan
1897 – 1921 		Succeeded by