Israel Hamilton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIsrael Hamilton
United States Attorney
Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1799
Place of Birth: Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 11-Oct-1842
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Israel Hamilton
- Israel Hamilton was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Ohio by Martin Van Buren in 1839.
- He served for two years. Israel Hamilton was born in Massachusetts and educated at Brown University.
- He was born April 14, 1799.
- After college, he taught school in Abbeville, South Carolina.
- He came to Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio in 1828.He was first elected in 1832 as Fence Viewer.
- Hamilton was a Whig when he first came west, but became an active Democrat.
- Martin Van Buren, of that party, appointed him United States Attorney in 1839, and he served until Whig William Henry Harrison chose Charles Anthony.Hamilton died in the fall of 1842.
- He is buried at Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana.
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