Cornelius Springer Hamilton (January 2, 1821 – December 22, 1867) was a lawyer who was a
U.S. Representative from
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, serving from March 4, 1867 until his death.
Early life and education
Born in
Gratiot, Ohio, Hamilton attended the common schools and
Denison University. He moved with his parents to Union County in 1839, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits with his father. He studied law, and was
admitted to the bar in 1845, commencing practice in
Marysville, Ohio
Marysville is a city in Union County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 25,571 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located approximately northwest of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, it is part of the Columbus met ...
.
Career
He acted as a land
appraiser
An appraiser (from Latin ''appretiare'', "to value") is a person that develops an opinion of the market value or other value of a product, most notably real estate.
The current definition of "appraiser" according to the Uniform Standards of Profes ...
and
assessor in 1845, after which he served as delegate to the State constitutional convention 1850-1851. He was editor and proprietor of the ''Marysville Tribune'' 1850-1853. He then served as member of the State senate in 1856 and 1857, and was appointed by
President Lincoln assessor of the eighth congressional district of Ohio in 1862 and served until 1866. Hamilton was elected as a
Republican to the
Fortieth Congress and served from March 4, 1867, until his death, December 22, 1867.
Death
Hamilton was beaten to death by his apparently deranged son, Thomas, with a board while the two fed livestock at the family farm in Marysville. Thomas Hamilton then pursued his mother, younger brother John, and members of the local community with an axe, injuring but not killing anyone else.
"THE MURDER OF MR. HAMILTON" ''New York Times'' December 26, 1867
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He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville.
See also
* List of assassinated American politicians
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* List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office
References
Sources
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1821 births
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Denison University alumni
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Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850)
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People from Gratiot, Ohio
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