Andrew H. Hamilton

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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.

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