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'''Hamilton Fish III''' (born '''Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish''' and also known as '''Hamilton Fish Jr.'''; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American [[soldier]], author, and politician from [[United States Congressional Delegations from New York|New York]]. He was also an agent for Nazi Germany. He represented [[New York's 26th congressional district]] in the [[Hudson Valley]] region in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1920 to 1945. In the second half of his House career, Fish was a chief critic and opponent of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], especially on matters of international affairs and [[American entry into World War II]] prior to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]].
Born into [[Fish family|a political family]] whose legacy dated to the Dutch settlement of [[New Amsterdam]], Fish was educated at [[St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)|St. Mark's School]] and [[Harvard College]], where he graduated at the age of 20 before enrolling at [[Harvard Law School]]. He was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] from [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]] in 1913 as a member of the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912–1920)|Progressive Party]]. He served three terms before enlisting in World War I, in which he commanded a company of the [[369th Infantry Regiment (United States)|369th Infantry Regiment]], a unit of African-American soldiers known as the "[[Harlem]] Hellfighters." After the war, Fish was elected to the United States House as a Republican. In the House, he advocated for veterans and the [[anti-lynching movement]]. He became the body's leading anti-communist as chair of the Fish Committee, a special body established in 1930 to investigate Soviet and communist influence in the United States. He also sponsored the [[Lodge–Fish Resolution]], expressing American support for the [[Mandate for Palestine|British establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine]].
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