Norman R. Hamilton
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Norman Rond Hamilton was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia
, Hamilton attended the public and high schools.
Newspaper reporter in Norfolk 1895-1914.
He was publisher of the Portsmouth (Virginia) Star from 1917 until merged with Norfolk Ledger in 1955.
He served as collector of customs of Virginia 1914-1922.
He served as chairman of the Port War Board of Hampton Roads 1916-1918.
He served as neutrality enforcement officer prior to the entrance of the United States in the First World War.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1952, and 1960.
Trustee of Virginia State Teachers' College 1922-1926.
He was appointed in 1933 as receiver at Washington, D.C.
, of five District of Columbia insolvent banks, resigning in June 1936.
Hamilton was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1939).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938 and for election in 1941 to fill a vacancy in the Seventy-seventh Congress.
Executive of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers, Inc..
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
, March 26, 1964.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
, Hamilton attended the public and high schools.
Newspaper reporter in Norfolk 1895-1914.
He was publisher of the Portsmouth (Virginia) Star from 1917 until merged with Norfolk Ledger in 1955.
He served as collector of customs of Virginia 1914-1922.
He served as chairman of the Port War Board of Hampton Roads 1916-1918.
He served as neutrality enforcement officer prior to the entrance of the United States in the First World War.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1952, and 1960.
Trustee of Virginia State Teachers' College 1922-1926.
He was appointed in 1933 as receiver at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, of five District of Columbia insolvent banks, resigning in June 1936.
Hamilton was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1939).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938 and for election in 1941 to fill a vacancy in the Seventy-seventh Congress.
Executive of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers, Inc..
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, March 26, 1964.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
.