Edward La Rue Hamilton (December 9, 1857 – November 2, 1923) was a politician from the

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. Hamilton was born in

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, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884, and commenced practice in

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. Hamilton was elected as a

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from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the

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and subsequently re-elected to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1921. He was chairman of the Committee on Territories in the 58th through 61st Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920. He engaged in the practice of law until his death in

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in 1923. He was interred in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, Michigan.

References

The Political Graveyard

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Edward La Rue 1857 births 1923 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan