Simon M. Hamlin

Simon Moulton Hamlin ( born August 10, 1866 in Richville, Cumberland County, Maine; † 27 July 1939 in South Portland, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1935 and 1937 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Simon Hamlin attended the public schools of his home, the Gorham Normal School and Bridgton Academy. Then he studied until 1900 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Then Hamlin became active in the teaching profession. Between 1901 and 1925 he was a school board in the area of Sourth Portland. In 1913 he was also town clerk ( Town Clerk ) of this city. Since 1925 he was also active in the real estate market. He also began to engage in farming. From 1926 to 1932 Hamlin was a member of the Naturalisation Board (Board of Registration ). In the years 1933 and 1934, he served as mayor of South Portland.

Hamlin was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1934 he became the first electoral district of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he came into effect on January 3, 1935 is the successor of the Republican Carroll L. Beedy, whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost his hand against James C. Oliver in the election of 1936, Hamlin was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1937. During this time he was chairman of the Committee on Memorials. At that time, many of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government were discussed and approved in Congress.

After his retirement from the House of Representatives Simon Hamlin worked again in the real estate industry and in agriculture in South Portland. There he is on 27 July 1939, died.