Hamilton Fish V (also known as Hamilton Fish III and Hamilton Fish, Jr.) (born ca. 1952) is an American publisher, politician and philanthropist. He has been known under varying numerals because several of his antecedents went by the name "Hamilton Fish, Jr." for much of their lives, including his father and grandfather. A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his/her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ...

Fish ran for Congress in 1994 to succeed his father Hamilton Fish IV but lost. He had previously run unsuccessfully in another district in 1988. Hamilton Fish, Jr. ...

With other investors, Hamilton Fish V purchased The Nation out of bankruptcy in 1977, and sold it in 1987, but remains connected to the magazine as president of The Nation Institute. He is also an adviser to George Soros. This article is about the U.S publication. ... George Soros George Soros (pronounced ) (born August 12, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary as György Schwartz) is a financial speculator, stock investor, convicted felon, liberal political activist, philanthropist and philosopher. ...

While four previous generations of Fish's family were all Republicans, Fish ran for the United States Congress as a Democrat his politics being greatly to the left of that of his father and grandfather, Hamilton Fish, Sr.. This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Seal of the Congress. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Hamilton Fish III (December 7, 1888 - January 18, 1991) was a U.S Congressman from New York. ...

External links

• METRO DATELINES; Hamilton Fish 3d Joins Race for House, New York Times, April 3, 1988
• The Nation Institute