Edward S. Hamlin

Edward Stowe Hamlin (born July 6, 1808 in Hillsdale , Columbia County , New York , † November 23, 1894 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician with the United States Whig Party . From 1844 to 1845 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for 21  congressional districts of the State of Ohio .

biography

Edward S. Hamlin was born in Hillsdale. There he also attended school. He also attended a private school in Stockbridge , Massachusetts . He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1831. In Elyria he established himself as a practicing lawyer. From 1833 to 1836 he served as a prosecutor in Lorain County .

As a representative of the Whig Party, Hamlin was elected in a special election to succeed Henry R. Brinkerhoff in the US House of Representatives. He represented the 21st district from 1844 to 1845, and did not stand for re-election. After leaving Congress, he moved back to Ohio. He settled in Cleveland . There he founded the Plain Dealer in 1846 , a newspaper that still appears today. In 1856 he moved to Cincinnati , where he again worked as a lawyer. He also settled in Williamsburg , Virginia , to practice there.

Hamlin died in Washington DC in 1894. He was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Williamsburg.

Web links

• Edward S. Hamlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)