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Hamilton Fish IV

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Hamilton Fish IV
Fish c. 1985
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York

In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by Joseph Y. Resnick
Succeeded by Sue W. Kelly
Constituency 28th district (1969–73)
25th district (1973–83)
21st district (1983–93)
19th district (1993–95)
Personal details
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
Spouse(s) Julia MacKenzie
(m. 1951; her death 1969)
Billy Laster Cline
(m. 1971; her death 1985)
Mary Ann Tinklepaugh
(m. 1988; his death 1996)
Children 4, including Hamilton V and Nick
Parents Grace Chapin
Hamilton Fish III
Alma mater Harvard University
New York University (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch Flag of the United States Navy (unofficial proportions) United States Navy Reserve
Years of service 1944–1946

Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was a Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to 1995.[1] Fish was a member of the prominent Fish political family;[2] his grandfather and father, both also named Hamilton, represented the region from 1909 to 1911 and 1920 to 1945, respectively.

Early life[]

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) and Alfred C. Chapin, who were both lawyers and politicians. He was a great-grandson of Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), and a descendant of Lewis Morris and John Kean.[2]

He attended the prestigious private Kent School, and graduated from Harvard University in 1949. He received an LL.B. from New York University School of Law in 1957. He also attended Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration. While in college, Fish was a member of the United States Naval Reserve.[2]

Career[]

From 1951 to 1953, Fish served with the United States Foreign Service and was posted as vice consul to Ireland.[1] He practiced law privately before his election to the House, and in 1961, Fish served as a lawyer for the New York State Assembly's Judiciary Committee.[2]

U.S. Congress[]

Fish was a candidate for the 90th Congress in 1966. While he won the Republican primary, he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Joseph Y. Resnick. In the 1968 Republican primary, he defeated G. Gordon Liddy,[3] and went on to win in the general election that year. He served in the 91st 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 the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary in 1974, he voted in favor of the first two of the three Articles of Impeachment (for obstruction of justice and abuse of power) of President Richard Nixon.[6]

Personal life[]

In 1951, Fish was married to Julia MacKenzie (1927–1969),[7] who was born in Montreal, Quebec, and was the daughter of Ellice MacKenzie.[8][9] Together, they were the parents of:[2]

  • Hamilton Fish V (b. 1952), who ran for Congress in 1988 and 1994 as a Democrat without success.[10][11] He is married to Sandra Harper.
  • Julia Alexandria "Alexa" Fish (b. 1953), who married Thomas Ward, a descendant of Samuel Gray Ward.[12]
  • Nicholas Stuyvesant Fish (1958–2020), also a Democrat who was chairman of Manhattan Community Board 5. Member of the Portland City Council 2008–2020.
  • Peter Livingston Fish (b. 1959)

After Julia's death in a car accident in 1969,[7] 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.[13][14] They remained married until her death in 1985.[15] In 1988,[16] he married Mary Ann Tinklepaugh (b. 1930), a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan and Bush administrations.[2]

Fish died at his home in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 1996.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FISH, Hamilton, Jr. - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000141. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Pace, Eric (24 July 1996). "Hamilton Fish Jr., 70, Dies; Part of a Political Dynasty". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/24/nyregion/hamilton-fish-jr-70-dies-part-of-a-political-dynasty.html. 
  3. ↑ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 842. 
  4. ↑ "Another Hamilton Fish Is Sworn in the House". The New York Times. January 4, 1969. https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/04/archives/another-hamilton-fish-is-sworn-in-the-house.html. 
  5. ↑ "To 2 Representatives, Recess Means Work; Time Is Used for Touring Districts". The New York Times. 27 August 1969. https://www.nytimes.com/1969/08/27/archives/to-2-representatives-recess-means-work-time-is-used-for-touring.html. 
  6. ↑ Farnsworth, Malcolm. "Analysis of the Impeachment Votes of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives". watergate.info.. http://watergate.info/impeachment/impeachment-articles-analysis.shtml. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Wife of Rep. Hamilton Fish Dies in Auto Crash at 41". The New York Times. 28 March 1969. https://www.nytimes.com/1969/03/28/archives/wife-of-rep-hamilton-fish-dies-in-auto-crash-at-41.html. 
  8. ↑ "JULIA MACKENZIE TO WED; Betrothed to Hamilton Fish Jr., Son of Former Congressman". The New York Times. January 24, 1951. https://www.nytimes.com/1951/01/24/archives/julia-mackenzie-to-wed-betrothed-to-hamilton-fish-jr-son-of-former.html. 
  9. ↑ "MISS MACKENZIE WED TO HAMILTON FISH JR.". The New York Times. 5 February 1951. https://www.nytimes.com/1951/02/05/archives/miss-mackenzie-wed-to-hamilton-fish-jr.html. 
  10. ↑ "METRO DATELINES; Hamilton Fish 3d Joins Race for House". The New York Times. 13 April 1988. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/13/nyregion/metro-datelines-hamilton-fish-3d-joins-race-for-house.html. 
  11. ↑ Feron, James (17 April 1988). "Hamilton Fish Throws His Hat Into the Ring". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/nyregion/hamilton-fish-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring.html. 
  12. ↑ "THOMAS WARD DIES; HARVARD CLASS '66; Oldest Alumnus, 95, Former Banker Here, Friend of Justice Holmes and William James EX-AIDE TO LOUIS AGASSIZ With Scientist's Expedition to Brazil in 1865--Father Was College Treasurer, 1830-42". The New York Times. 19 July 1940. https://www.nytimes.com/1940/07/19/archives/thomas-ward-dies-harvard-class-66-oldest-alumnus-95-former-banker.html. 
  13. ↑ "Representative Hamilton Fish Jr. To Wed Mrs. Billy Laster Cline". The New York Times. 28 February 1971. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/28/archives/representative-hamilton-fish-it-towed-mrs-billy-lasfer-cline.html?_r=0. 
  14. ↑ "Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. Remarries". The New York Times. 4 April 1971. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/04/archives/rep-hamilton-fish-jr-remarries.html. 
  15. ↑ "Billy Laster Fish, 60, Is Dead; Wife of U.S. Representative". The New York Times. 26 May 1985. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/26/nyregion/billy-laster-fish-60-is-dead-wife-of-us-representative.html. 
  16. ↑ "Mary Ann Knauss Is Wed To Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.". The New York Times. January 1, 1989. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/01/style/mary-ann-knauss-is-wed-to-rep-hamilton-fish-jr.html. 

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph Y. Resnick 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th congressional district
1969–1973 		Succeeded by
Samuel S. Stratton
Preceded by
Peter A. Peyser 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 25th congressional district
1973–1983 		Succeeded by
Sherwood Boehlert
Preceded by
Robert García 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st congressional district
1983–1993 		Succeeded by
Michael R. McNulty
Preceded by
Eliot L. Engel 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district
1993–1995 		Succeeded by
Sue W. Kelly
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