district state_senate death_place death_date predecessor birth_place successor party profession birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
16th illinois chicago , illinois 8 august 1952 george r. letourneau ash grove , illinois len small republican banker september 6 , 1864 1896 isaac miller hamilton
 1900 isaac miller hamilton
isaac miller hamilton

isaac miller hamilton -lrb- september 6 , 1864 -- august 8 , 1952 -rrb- was an american politician and businessman from illinois .
hamilton attended private school before establishing a successful banking and real estate company .
he was admitted to the bar in 1889 and practiced law .
hamilton was elected to the illinois senate in 1896 , serving a four-year term .
he later founded the federal life insurance company and served as its longtime president .
he remained chairman of its board of directors at the time of his death .
