John M. Hamilton

John M. Hamilton ( born March 16, 1855 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, † December 27, 1916 in Grantsville, West Virginia ) was an American politician. Between 1911 and 1913 he represented the fourth electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Hamilton attended the public schools of his home. In 1876 he was employed by the City of Weston. After studying law and its made ​​in 1877 Admitted to the Bar Hamilton began in Grantville to work in his new profession. In the years 1881-1887 he was employed in the administration of the Senate of West Virginia. Hamilton was a member of the Democratic Party from 1887 to 1888 and sat in the House of Representatives from West Virginia. Until 1890 he worked in the administration of this chamber of parliament. After Hamilton went into the banking business. Between 1901 and 1916, including during his time deputies in Congress, he was president of the Calhoun County Bank.

1910 Hamilton in the fourth district of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC was chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Harry C. Woodyard on March 4, 1911. But as he said Republicans Hunter Holmes Moss already defeated at the following election, Hamilton was able to spend to March 3, 1913, a term in the House of Representatives. After the end of his time in Congress, Hamilton resumed the lawyer. In 1914 he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. In Calhoun County, West Virginia, he was in high school committee. John Hamilton died on December 27, 1916 in Grantsville.