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Jim E. Hamilton
President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office 1973–1975
Preceded by	Finis Smith
Succeeded by	Gene C. Howard
Member of the Oklahoma Senate for the 4th district
In office 1967–1976
Preceded by	Clem Hamilton
Succeeded by	Joe Johnson
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 3rd district
In office 1984–1998
Preceded by	Mick Thompson
Succeeded by	Kenneth Corn
Personal details
Born	(1935-12-02)December 2, 1935 Howe, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	(2019-01-10)January 10, 2019 (aged 83) Rogers, Arkansas, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Jo Livesay

James E. Hamilton (December 2, 1935 – January 10, 2019) was an American politician in the state of Oklahoma.

Biography

Hamilton was born in 1935 in Howe, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma and holds a Juris Doctor. He is an attorney. Hamilton was married to Nancy Jo Livesay. They had two children together.

James Hamilton was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate as a Democrat for the 4th district in a 1967 special election to fill the seat that was held by his father, Clem Hamilton, who died on May 30, 1967. He served in this role until 1976. During his time in the state senate he served as president pro tempore from 1973 to 1975. Hamilton returned to the legislature in 1984 when he was elected to serve in the Oklahoma House of Representatives' 3rd district. He held this position until 1998.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections' Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center is named after him.

Hamilton died January 10, 2019, at the age of 83.