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Ross Hamilton
Member From: 1869 - 1889
- Birth Date: 1839 Birth Place:Mecklenberg County, Virginia
- Gender: Male Race: African American
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Bio from Virginia's Martin Luther King Jr. Commission
- Additional Info: Ross Hamilton was born a slave in Mecklenburg County in 1838 or 1839. He earned a living as a carpenter and storekeeper. He represented Mecklenburg County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1870 to 1882. He was elected to the House again in 1889, but his election was successfully contested and overturned. Mr. Hamilton was considered one of the legislature's "parliamentary authorities." He spent the last part of his life working for the federal government in Washington, D.C., where he died. He married twice and is buried on the grounds of Boydton Institute.
1869-1882, 1869-1871 Assembly-John Watson died, and Ross Hamilton was elected to fill the seat 1889-1890 Assembly-J. N. Hutcheson successfully contested the election of Hamilton.
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1869-1871 | Mecklenburg | Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
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| 1871-1873 | Mecklenburg | Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
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| 1874-1875 | Mecklenburg | Republican | Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
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| 1875-1877 | Mecklenburg | Republican | Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
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| 1877-1879 | Mecklenburg | Republican | Privileges and Elections | ||
| 1879-1880 | Mecklenburg | Republican | Claims Immigration Retrenchment and the Economy |
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| 1881-1882 | Mecklenburg | Readjuster | Immigration Labor and Poor |
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| 1889-1890 | Mecklenburg | Asylums and Prisons Retrenchment and Economy |
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