# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-hamilton-lewis
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:57:30.835Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-hamilton-lewis"
name: "J. Hamilton Lewis"
slug: "j-hamilton-lewis"
description: "James Hamilton Lewis was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Illinois in the U.S. Senate. He was the first to hold the title of Whip in the United States Senate."
tagline: "American politician (1863–1939)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hamilton_lewis.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1863-05-18"
deathDate: "1939-04-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.33
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.760153333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "J. Hamilton Lewis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جيه. هاميلتون لويس"
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    title: "جی. همیلتون لوئیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "J. Hamilton Lewis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Hamilton_Lewis"
    title: "J. Hamilton Lewis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C._%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "جی. همیلتون لوئیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hamilton_Lewis"
    title: "James Hamilton Lewis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A1"
    title: "ג'יימס המילטון לואיס"
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    title: "J. Hamilton Lewis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q462565"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump