Andrew Hamilton (c.1676 – August 4 1741) was a Scottish lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies where he finally settled in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He was best known for his legal victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. This 1735 decision in New York helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel.
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birth date
1676-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Scotland
death date
1741-08-04
death place
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
order in office
18th, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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