John Hamilton (congressman)

John Hamilton ( * November 25, 1754 in York County, Pennsylvania; † August 22, 1837 at Ginger Hill, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1805 and 1807, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Born in what is now Adams County John Hamilton grew up during the British colonial period. About his education nothing is handed down. In 1783 he moved to the Washington County. In the following years he made in the state militia career in which he rose to major general until 1807. Between 1793 and 1796 he served as High Sheriff police chief in Washington County. Politically, he was a member of the end of the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party. From 1796 to 1805 he sat in the Senate of Pennsylvania. Between 1802 and 1805 he was also associate judge in Washington County.

In the congressional elections of 1804 Hamilton was in the tenth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Hoge on March 4, 1805. Until March 3, 1807, he was able to complete a term in Congress. Since 1820 until his death was John Hamilton again associate judge in Washington County. He died on 22 August 1837 in Ginger Hill.