Hamilton Fish III
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Hamilton Fish III was an American soldier, author, politician and prominent isolationist from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district in the Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1945.
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At Harvard, Fish was a star football player and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
In the First World War, Fish was decorated with the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre as captain of the 369th Infantry Regiment.
Fish (right) with senior officers of the 4th Division in Germany during the occupation of the Rhineland, December 1918.
As a freshman House member, Fish introduced a resolution establishing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Fish, pictured here delivering a speech against the New Deal in 1935, became a leading critic of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
During his 1940 re-election campaign, President Roosevelt singled out Fish as one of a trio of House Republicans opposed to his agenda, along with Joseph W. Martin Jr. and Bruce Fairchild Barton. "Martin, Barton and Fish" became a popular campaign epithet.Awards 4
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Thomas T. HandyAlso won Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
Cornelius Vanderbilt IVAlso won World War I Victory Medal (United States)
Peyton C. MarchAlso won World War I Victory Medal (United States)
Wendell Cushing NevilleAlso won Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
Jacob L. DeversAlso won Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
Frank WeadAlso won World War I Victory Medal (United States)About this person
Hamilton Fish III was an American soldier, author, politician and prominent isolationist from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district in the Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1945. In the second half of his House career, Fish was a chief critic and opponent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially on matters of international affairs and American entry into World War II prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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