At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 he served as counsel to the unrecognized Ukrainian Delegation; He was considered one of the best linguists in Congress, having at his command Greek, Latin, Russian, German and French and was decorated as a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for his work in French literature.[2] During Eamon de Valera's visit to the United States in 1919, Hamill introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling on President Wilson to refuse to receive Auckland Geddes as Ambassador of both Britain and Ireland, but to receive Dr, Patrick McCartan, who had been sent by the Provisional government of Ireland as the Irish ambassador.[3] Hamill represented Mayor Frank Hague in the free speech case which was instituted in July 1938 by the C.I.O. and the American Civil Liberties Union. He also led Jersey City's fight to recover $14,000,000 in taxes from the railroads.[2] He was married to the former Mary Josephine Mylotte. They had six children.[2]
james, hamill, james, alphonsus, hamill, march, 1877, december, 1941, american, attorney, democratic, party, politician, served, representative, from, jersey, 10th, congressional, district, from, 1907, 1913, 12th, district, from, 1913, 1921, from, master, mate. James Alphonsus Hamill March 30 1877 December 15 1941 was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician He served as the U S representative from New Jersey s 10th congressional district from 1907 to 1913 and 12th district from 1913 to 1921 James A HamillFrom The Master Mate and Pilot magazine November 1908Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 12th districtIn office March 4 1913 March 3 1921Preceded byDistrict createdSucceeded byCharles F X O BrienMember of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 10th districtIn office March 4 1907 March 3 1913Preceded byAllan Langdon McDermottSucceeded byEdward W TownsendPersonal detailsBorn 1877 03 30 March 30 1877Jersey City New JerseyDiedDecember 15 1941 1941 12 15 aged 64 Jersey City New JerseyPolitical partyDemocraticAt the Paris Peace conference of 1919 he served as counsel to the unrecognized Ukrainian delegation Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditHamill was born in Jersey City New Jersey He attended Saint Peter s College receiving his Bachelor s degree in 1897 and graduated from New York Law School in 1899 He was admitted to the bar of the State of New Jersey in 1900 Hamill served for four years in the New Jersey General Assembly 1902 1905 two of them as Minority Leader 1 Political career EditAt the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 he served as counsel to the unrecognized Ukrainian Delegation He was considered one of the best linguists in Congress having at his command Greek Latin Russian German and French and was decorated as a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for his work in French literature 2 During Eamon de Valera s visit to the United States in 1919 Hamill introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling on President Wilson to refuse to receive Auckland Geddes as Ambassador of both Britain and Ireland but to receive Dr Patrick McCartan who had been sent by the Provisional government of Ireland as the Irish ambassador 3 Hamill represented Mayor Frank Hague in the free speech case which was instituted in July 1938 by the C I O and the American Civil Liberties Union He also led Jersey City s fight to recover 14 000 000 in taxes from the railroads 2 He was married to the former Mary Josephine Mylotte They had six children 2 Death EditHamill died in 1941 and is interred in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City New Jersey At the time of his death he had been Corporation Counsel of Jersey City for 14 years 2 References Edit Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey J A Fitzgerald 1915 p 319 a b c d New York Times Obituary December 16 1941 Dave Hannigan De Valera in America Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke Hampshire England 2008External links EditUnited States Congress James A Hamill id H000099 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byAllan L McDermott Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 10th congressional district1907 1913 Succeeded byEdward W TownsendPreceded byDistrict created Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 12th congressional district1913 1921 Succeeded byCharles F X O Brien Chevaliers of the French Legion of Honor This article about a New Jersey politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James A Hamill amp oldid 1128565613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
