Hamilton Fish IV

Hamilton Fish IV
Fish in 1968
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJoseph Y. Resnick
Succeeded bySue W. Kelly
Constituency28th district (1969–1973)
25th district (1973–1983)
21st district (1983–1993)
19th district (1993–1995)
Personal details
Born(1926-06-03)June 3, 1926
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 1996(1996-07-23) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Julia MacKenzie
(m. 1951; died 1969)
Billy Laster Cline
(m. 1971; died 1985)
Mary Ann Tinklepaugh
(m. 1988)
Children4, including Hamilton V and Nick
Parent(s)Grace Chapin
Hamilton Fish III
RelativesFish family
EducationKent School
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
New York University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Navy Reserve
Years of service1944–1946

Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American 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 (Hamilton Fish II) and father (Hamilton Fish III), both also named Hamilton, represented the region from 1909 to 1911 and 1920 to 1945, respectively.

  1. ^ "FISH, Hamilton, Jr. - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HFObit1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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