Lee H. Hamilton

Politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1931 to 2026 · aged 94

Lee Herbert Hamilton was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999.

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2026Died3 February 20262015Presidential Medal of FreedomAward2005Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from FearAward1989Lucius D. Clay MedalAward1931Born20 April 1931

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U.S. Representative Hamilton with Hussein of Jordan (center) and Speaker Carl Albert, March 1979

Lee Hamilton (left) and James Baker (right) present the Iraq Study Group Report to President George W. Bush on December 6, 2006.

Hamilton in April 2016

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Presidential Medal of Freedom2015

Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Fear2005

Lucius D. Clay Medal1989

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Following his departure from Congress, he served on a number of governmental advisory boards, most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission.

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