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

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in 1876. He studied law, was admitted to the

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in 1884, and commenced practice in

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. Hamilton was elected as a Republican from

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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 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives