Robert Hamilton (congressman)
- Robert Hamilton (congressman)
Infobox Congressman
name=Robert Hamilton
width=200px
state=New Jersey
district=4th
party=Democrat
term=March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
preceded=John Hill
succeeded=Alvah A. Clark
date of birth=December 9, 1809
place of birth=Hamburg, New Jersey, USA
date of death=March 14, 1878
place of death=Newton, New Jersey, USA
spouse=Sarah E. Edsall Hamilton
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Bank President
religion=
footnotes=
Robert Hamilton (December 9, 1809 – March 14, 1878) was a American lawyer, bank president and Democratic Party politician who represented ushr|New Jersey|4 in the United States House of Representatives from 1873-1877.
Born in Hamburg, New Jersey, Hamilton attended common schools as a child. He moved Newton, New Jersey in 1831, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1836, commencing practice in Newton. He was prosecutor of plea for Sussex County, New Jersey from 1848 to 1858, 1868 and 1869, was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention, was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1863 and 1864, serving as Speaker of the House, and was president of Merchant’s National Bank from 1865 to 1878. Hamilton was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1877. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law and was director of the Morris and Essex Railroad. He died in Newton, New Jersey on March 14, 1878 and was interned in Newton Cemetery in Newton.
External links
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#R9M0IZ9MI Robert Hamilton] at The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8114983 Robert Hamilton] at Find A Grave
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