Like Ancestors, Like Descendant? From: The Washington Post | Date: May 8, 1994| Author: | Copyright 1994 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A fifth Fish to serve in Congress? Hamilton Fish III hopes to carry on a family tradition and become the fifth Hamilton Fish to serve in Congress since the early days of the Republic.

But this Fish is a Democrat, and he'll have to convince voters that lineage is stronger than party loyalty to succeed his father, a moderate Republican, in the 19th Congressional District north of New York City.

"Ham Fish is an asset of my candidacy because my father did a great job," Fish, 42, said last week in announcing his candidacy, the Associated Press reported. "But I'm running on my record. I'd be ...

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