Courtney W. Hamlin

Courtney W. Hamlin

Courtney Walker Hamlin (born October 27, 1858 in Brevard , Transylvania County , North Carolina , †  February 16, 1950 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1905 and again from 1907 to 1919 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Courtney Hamlin was a cousin of Congressman William Edward Barton (1868–1955). In 1869 he came to Leasburg , Missouri with his parents , where he attended public schools. He also graduated from the Salem Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1882, he began to work in this profession in Bolivar . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1902 congressional elections , Hamlin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded James Cooney on March 4, 1903 . Since he was defeated by the Republican John Welborn in 1904 , he was initially only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1907 .

In the elections of 1906 Hamlin was re-elected to Congress in the seventh district of his state, where he replaced Welborn again on March 4, 1907. After five re-elections, he was able to spend six more terms in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1919. In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. In 1917 and 1918, the work of Congress was also shaped by the events of the First World War . From 1911 to 1919, Hamlin chaired the State Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

In 1918, Courtney Hamlin was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer in Springfield until 1935 . He then retired, which he spent in Santa Monica. He died there on February 16, 1950 at the age of 97. He was buried in Springfield.

Web links

• Courtney W. Hamlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Courtney W. Hamlin in the database of Find a Grave (English)