Finley Hamilton (June 19, 1886 – January 10, 1940) was aUnited States representative fromKentucky. He was born in Vincent,Owsley County,Kentucky. He attended the public schools andBerea College. He studiedlaw and was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice inLondon, Kentucky.
Hamilton enlisted in theUnited States Army and served in the Signal Corps, with service in thePhilippine Islands andAlaska, from 1907 to 1915. During theFirst World War, he reenlisted on March 18, 1916, and served in Company D, Three Hundred and Fifteenth Field Signal Battalion, Ninetieth Division, with service inFrance.
Hamilton was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935) to anat-large seat that was elected statewide on ageneral ticket, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1934. He resumed the practice of law and died in London, Kentucky in 1940. He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Seat created | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's at-large congressional district 1933–1935 | Succeeded by Seat eliminated |
