Andrew H. Hamilton

This page is about a former politician from Indiana; For other people named Andrew Hamilton, see Andrew Hamilton (disambiguation).
Andrew H. Hamilton

Andrew Holman Hamilton (June 7, 1834 – May 9, 1895) was a politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 7, 1834, attended the common schools and graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville in 1854. Hamilton studied law at Harvard University and after being admitted to the bar in 1859, he began to practice law in Fort Wayne. 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 and died in Fort Wayne on May 9, 1895. He is interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
District created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 12th congressional district

March 4, 1875  March 3, 1879
Succeeded by
Walpole G. Colerick


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