Simon M. Hamlin

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

Career

Simon Hamlin attended his homeland public schools, Gorham Normal School and Bridgton Academy . He then studied at Bowdoin College in Brunswick until 1900 . Hamlin then went to school. Between 1901 and 1925 he was a school councilor in the South Portland area. In 1913 he was also the Town Clerk of this city. Since 1925 he was also active in the real estate market. He also began to get involved in agriculture. From 1926 to 1932 Hamlin was a member of the Board of Registration . He served as Mayor of South Portland in 1933 and 1934.

Hamlin was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1934 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . There he took over on January 3, 1935, the successor to the Republican Carroll L. Beedy , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he himself lost in the 1936 election to James C. Oliver , Hamlin could only serve 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 federal government's New Deal laws were discussed and passed in Congress.

After leaving the House of Representatives, Simon Hamlin returned to real estate and farming in South Portland. He died there on July 27, 1939.

Web links

• Simon M. Hamlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Simon M. Hamlin in the database of Find a Grave (English)