Hamilton Fish IIIHamilton Fish III (December 7, 1888 - January
18, 1991) was a U.S Congressman from New York. He served in
World War I by commanding an all African American regiment known
as the "Harlem Hellfighters". Fish was elected to Congress in
1920 and served until 1945. He was opposed to F.D.R's New Deal
policies before and after Pearl Harbor. Fish was a member of one
of New York's most prominent political families. His
grandfather, Hamilton Fish, served as a Senator and as President
Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of State. After his tenure in
Congress, Fish wrote his autobiography and a short history of
World War I. When Fish celebrated his 102nd birthday in 1990, he
was the oldest living American politician.