William Thomas Hamilton

Senator from Maryland

SENATEDEMOCRAT1869–1875ID H000118

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 894 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 894 · both combined

Steepest move

−5 pts

1869 → 1871

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1869

1873–7443rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

89.2%with Democrats

of 194 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1869 → 1871, −5 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 1580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 3341No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4847No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4847), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

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Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4692No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 194 contested votes scored in the 43rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

3 Congresses

41st · 186943rd · 1873

Democrat · Senate · MD41st–43rd

Term datesexact

William Thomas Hamilton

Senator from Maryland

SENATED1869–18753 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

93.2%with Democrats

of 894 votes · 6.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 894 · combined

Steepest move−5 pts1869→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018691873

1873–74 · 43rd · Democrat · of 194 votes89.2%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 194 contested votes scored in the 43rd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

41st · 186943rd · 1873

Democrat41st–43rd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th