Andrew H. Hamilton

Andrew Holman Hamilton was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a politician from Indiana who served in the United States [House of Representatives] from 1875 to 1879.

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. 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.
He is the uncle of Edith Hamilton and Alice Hamilton.

Political career

He was elected as a United States [Democratic Party|Democrat] to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses. 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.