Courtney Walker Hamlin (October 27, 1858 – February 16, 1950) was a U.S. representative from Missouri and cousin of William Edward Barton.

Courtney W. Hamlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byJohn Welborn
Succeeded bySamuel C. Major
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJames Cooney
Succeeded byJohn Welborn
Personal details
Born
Courtney Walker Hamlin

(1858-10-27)October 27, 1858
Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 1950(1950-02-16) (aged 91)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeEast Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Early life

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Hamlin was born in Brevard, North Carolina. In 1869 moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled in Leasburg, 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 in Bolivar, Missouri.

Political career

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Hamlin was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-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.

Later life

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He resumed the practice of law in Springfield, Missouri, until November 1935, when he retired and moved to Santa Monica, California, where he died February 16, 1950. He was interred in East Lawn Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Courtney W. Hamlin (id: H000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 7th congressional district

1903–1905
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 7th congressional district

1907–1919
Succeeded by