Courtney W. Hamlin | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | John Welborn |
| Succeeded by | Samuel C. Major |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | James Cooney |
| Succeeded by | John Welborn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Courtney Walker Hamlin (1858-10-27)October 27, 1858 Brevard, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 1950(1950-02-16) (aged 91) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Courtney Walker Hamlin (October 27, 1858 – February 16, 1950) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri and cousin ofWilliam Edward Barton.
Hamlin was born inBrevard, North Carolina. In 1869 moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled inLeasburg, Crawford County. He attended the common schools and Salem Academy, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice inBolivar, Missouri.
Hamlin was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to theFifty-ninth Congress. Hamlin was elected to the Sixtieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Sixty-second through Sixty-fifth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918.
He resumed the practice of law inSpringfield, Missouri, until November 1935, when he retired and moved toSanta Monica, California, where he died February 16, 1950. He was interred in East Lawn Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1903–1905 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1907–1919 | Succeeded by |
