James E. Hamilton (born December 2, 1935) is an American former politician in the state of Oklahoma.
Hamilton was born in 1935 in Howe, Oklahoma.
Hamilton is married to Nancy Jo Livesay; with her he has two children.
[1] 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.
Hamilton returned to the legislature in 1984 when he was elected to serve in the Oklahoma House of Representatives' 3rd district, which he served until 1998.