Hamilton Fish IV | |
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 Fish in 1968 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Y. Resnick |
| Succeeded by | Sue W. Kelly |
| Constituency | 28th district (1969–1973) 25th district (1973–1983) 21st district (1983–1993) 19th district (1993–1995) |
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| Born | (1926-06-03)June 3, 1926 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1996(1996-07-23) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, includingHamilton V andNick |
| Parent(s) | Grace Chapin Hamilton Fish III |
| Relatives | Fish family |
| Education | Kent School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) New York University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | .svg) United States Navy Reserve |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Hamilton Fish IV orHamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an AmericanRepublican politician who represented parts of New York'sHudson Valley region in theUnited States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to 1995.[1] Fish was a member of the prominentFish political family;[2] his grandfather (Hamilton Fish II) and father (Hamilton Fish III), both also named Hamilton, represented the region from 1909 to 1911 and 1920 to 1945, respectively.
Fish was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Grace Chapin and Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991). His grandfathers were Hamilton Fish II (1849–1936) andAlfred C. Chapin, who were both lawyers and politicians. He was a great-grandson ofHamilton Fish (1808–1893), and a descendant ofLewis Morris andJohn Kean.[2]
He graduated fromKent School in 1944 andHarvard College in 1949. He received anLL.B. from theNew York University School of Law in 1957. He also attendedHarvard Kennedy School. While in college, Fish was a member of theUnited States Naval Reserve from 1944 to 1946.[2]
From 1951 to 1953, Fish served with theUnited States Foreign Service and was posted as vice consul toIreland.[1] He practiced law privately before his election to the House, and in 1961, Fish served as a lawyer for theNew York State Assembly's Judiciary Committee.[2]
Fish was a candidate for the 90th Congress in 1966. While he won the Republican primary, he was defeated in the general election by DemocratJoseph Y. Resnick. In the 1968 Republican primary, he defeatedG. Gordon Liddy,[3] and went on to win in the general election that year. He served in the91st United States Congress,[4][5] and was re-elected to the 12 succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1995.[1]
As a member of theU.S. House Committee on the Judiciary in 1974, he voted in favor of the first two of the threearticles ofimpeachment (forobstruction of justice andabuse of power) of PresidentRichard Nixon duringthe impeachment process against Nixon.[6]
Fish twice served as aHouse impeachment manager, being among those who successfully prosecuted the cases against JudgesHarry E. Claiborne andAlcee Hastings in theirimpeachment trials.[7]
In 1951, Fish was married to Julia MacKenzie (1927–1969),[8] who was born inMontreal,Quebec, and was the daughter of Ellice MacKenzie.[9][10] Together, they were the parents of:[2]
After Julia's death in a car accident in 1969,[8] he married Billy Laster Cline (1924–1985), the daughter of Mayne E. Laster (1903–1972), a cattle rancher, and Mildred (née Greenwood) Laster (1912–1987), in 1971.[14][15] They remained married until her death in 1985.[16] In 1988,[17] he married Mary Ann Tinklepaugh (b. 1930), aDeputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in theReagan andBush administrations.[2]
A heavy smoker, Fish retired from Congress in 1994, after being diagnosed withlung cancer andprostate cancer. He died from cancer at his home in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 1996, at the age of 70.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 28th congressional district 1969–1973 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 25th congressional district 1973–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 21st congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 19th congressional district 1993–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theHouse Judiciary Committee 1983–1995 | Succeeded by |
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