▁its ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁regular ▁session . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁▁ ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁born ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁East ▁Palest ine , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁C yrus ▁and ▁I da ▁( Long ) ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁attended ▁Dan ville ▁Military ▁Institute ▁in ▁Virginia ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁student ▁and ▁a ▁star ▁baseball ▁player . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁bar ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Lind , ▁Washington ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁state ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁college ▁sweet heart , ▁Virginia ▁Y ance y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁moved ▁to ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁He ▁passed ▁the ▁Oregon ▁bar ▁exam ination ▁and ▁began ▁law ▁practice ▁law ▁in ▁Eug ene ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁Law ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Hamilton ▁moved ▁to ▁B end , ▁Oregon ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁law ▁practice ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 2