- Hamilton Fish IV
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Hamilton Fish (disambiguation) for others with the same name"Hamilton Fish, Jr. (or Hamilton Fish IV) (
June 3 1926 –July 23 ,1996 ) was a Republican politician best known as a member of the U.S. Congressional Delegation from New York.Fish was born in Washington, D.C. and attended the prestigious private
Kent School . He graduated fromHarvard University in 1949 and received anLL.B. fromNew York University School of Law in 1957. He also attended Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration. While in college, Fish was a member of theUnited States Naval Reserve .From 1951 to 1953, Fish served in
Ireland as the vice counsel to the nation from theUnited States Foreign Service . He practiced law privately before his election to the House, and in 1961, Fish served as a lawyer for theNew York State Assembly 's Judiciary Committee.Fish was elected as a Republican to the
91st United States Congress and was re-elected to the twelve succeeding Congresses, serving fromJanuary 3 ,1969 toJanuary 3 ,1995 . He was a leader of themoderate wing of the Republican party. Fish is one of several senior Congressmen who served as managers during the impeachment trials of two federal judges,Harry E. Claiborne andAlcee Hastings , in 1986 and 1988, respectively.Fish was the son of Grace Chapin and
Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991), grandson ofHamilton Fish II (1849–1936) andAlfred C. Chapin , great-grandson ofHamilton Fish (1808–1893), a descendant ofLewis Morris , and a cousin of the Kean family ofNew Jersey politicians. His son,Hamilton Fish V , ran for Congress in 1988 and 1994 as a Democrat without success.External links
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* [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc21149a.htm Biography and index to papers]
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