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After his three terms in the state House of Representatives, Hamley served from 1924 to 1931 as the House clerk, a position chosen by the members.<ref name=lhor/> In 1933, he was elected East Carroll Parish tax assessor. He was also a member of the Louisiana Flood Control Committee, a group interested in the prevention of a future Great [[Mississippi River]] Flood of 1927.<ref name=ecpgen/>

After his three terms in the state House of Representatives, Hamley served from 1924 to 1931 as the House clerk, a position chosen by the members.<ref name=lhor/> In 1933, he was elected East Carroll Parish tax assessor. He was also a member of the Louisiana Flood Control Committee, a group interested in the prevention of a future Great [[Mississippi River]] Flood of 1927.<ref name=ecpgen/>

==Family and death==

==Family==

In 1914, Hamley married Katie Ransdell (1893-1980), the daughter of Judge [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]] of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court (then 9th District) and his wife, the former Katie Blackburn Davis. Katie, or "Kate," was a paternal niece of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph Ransdell|Joseph Eugene Ransdell]], also of Lake Providence. The Hamley children attended the St. Patrick's [[Catholic Church]] parochial school in Lake Providence; the daughters thereafter attende Maryville University, then known as the Maryville College in St. Louis.<ref name=ecpgen/> There were eight Hamley children: Edward Ransdell Hamley (1915-1929), Mary Hamley Marron (1918-2005), Katherine(Kate) Hamley Bernacchi (1919-1951),  Anne Hamley de Mahy (1920-2017) John Martin Hamley, Jr. (1922-1945), Stuart Douglas Hamley (1924-1984), Madeline Hamley Howington (1926-1984), Elizabeth Hamley Lewis (1928-1958),<ref name=burials>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Hamley&GSiman=1&GScid=1921113&|title=Hamley Burials at Lake Providence Cemetery|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

In 1914, Hamley married Katie Ransdell (1893-1980), the daughter of Judge [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]] of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court (then 9th District) and his wife, the former Katie Blackburn Davis. Katie, or "Kate," was a paternal niece of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph Ransdell|Joseph Eugene Ransdell]], also of Lake Providence. The Hamley children attended the St. Patrick's [[Catholic Church]] parochial school in Lake Providence; the daughters thereafter attende Maryville University, then known as the Maryville College in St. Louis.<ref name=ecpgen/> There were eight Hamley children: Edward Ransdell Hamley (1915-1929), Mary Hamley Marron (1918-2005), Katherine(Kate) Hamley Bernacchi (1919-1951),  Anne Hamley de Mahy (1920-2017) John Martin Hamley, Jr. (1922-1945), Stuart Douglas Hamley (1924-1984), Madeline Hamley Howington (1926-1984), Elizabeth Hamley Lewis (1928-1958),<ref name=burials>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Hamley&GSiman=1&GScid=1921113&|title=Hamley Burials at Lake Providence Cemetery|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

   

   

Hamley was a brother-in-law of Judge [[Frank Voelker, Sr.]], who in 1937 succeeded Francis Ransdell on the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court, of which the long-term district attorney was Jefferson B. Snyder. Voelker was married to the former Isabel Ransdell, a sister of Katie Ransdell.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Hamley was a brother-in-law of Judge [[Frank Voelker, Sr.]], who in 1937 succeeded Francis Ransdell on the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court, of which the long-term district attorney was Jefferson B. Snyder. Voelker was married to the former Isabel Ransdell, a sister of Katie Ransdell.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Hamley died in Vicksburg, [[Mississippi], a port city across the Mississippi River from Lake Providence.. The Hamleys are interred at Lake Providence Cemetery. There is confusion about his middle name "Martian", which appears on his tombstone. A cenotaph dedicated to the youngest of the Hamley sons is posted as John Martin Hamley, Jr., who died at the age of twenty-three while serving as an ensign in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. The junior Hamley is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]].<ref name=burials/> The Louisiana House membership listing spells Hamley's middle name as "Martin."<ref name=lhor/>

Hamley died in Vicksburg in Warren County, [[Mississippi]], a port city across the Mississippi River from Lake Providence.. The Hamleys are interred at Lake Providence Cemetery. There is confusion about his middle name "Martian", which appears on his tombstone. A cenotaph dedicated to the youngest of the Hamley sons is posted as John Martin Hamley, Jr., who died at the age of twenty-three while serving as an ensign in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. The junior Hamley is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]].<ref name=burials/> The Louisiana House membership listing spells Hamley's middle name as "Martin."<ref name=lhor/>

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