Cornelius S. Hamilton, US Congress

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Cornelius Springer Hamilton

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Birthplace: Muskingum County, OH, United States
Death: December 21, 1867 (46)
Marysville, Union County, OH, United States (After making arrangements to remove him to an asylum, his son violently retaliated and beat Hamilton to death with a wooden plank. )
Place of Burial: Marysville, Union County, OH, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. William Hamilton, Jr. and Lydia B. Hamilton
Husband of Louisa Hamilton
Father of Thomas Cornelius Hamilton; William Hamilton and John Hamilton
Brother of Rev. Joseph Harrison Hamilton
Half brother of William Mckendree Hamilton and Samuel Hamilton

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Cornelius Springer Hamilton (January 2, 1821 – December 22, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Gratiot, Ohio, Hamilton attended the common schools and Denison University. He moved with his parents to Union County in 1839. He engaged in agricultural pursuits with his father. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Marysville, Ohio. Land appraiser and assessor in 1845. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention 1850-1851. He was editor and proprietor of the Marysville Tribune 1850-1853. He served as member of the State senate in 1856 and 1857. He was appointed by President Lincoln assessor of the eighth congressional district of Ohio in 1862 and served until 1866.

Hamilton was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from March 4, 1867, until he was beaten to death by his insane son Thomas in Marysville. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery.

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Cornelius S. Hamilton, US Congress's Timeline

1821
January 2, 1821
Muskingum County, OH, United States
1849
1849
1851
1851
1854
1854
1867
December 21, 1867
Age 46
Marysville, Union County, OH, United States
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Oakdale Cemetery, Plot: Section C, Lot 113, Marysville, Union County, OH, United States