Background
Hamele, Ottamar was born on April 19, 1878 in E. Otto, Cattaraugus Company, New York, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Schindler) Hamele.
Hamele, Ottamar was born on April 19, 1878 in E. Otto, Cattaraugus Company, New York, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Schindler) Hamele.
Graduate Griffith Institute, Springville, New York, 1900.
Was successively harness maker, farmer, printer public weekly paper, at East Otto, New York, until 1899. Admitted to New York bar, 1903, and practiced at Springville. Moved to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 1912.
Assistant prosecuting attorney, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1913-1914.
Chief counsel United States Reclamation Service, 1920-1924. Counsel for United States before Colorado River Commission, Pecos River Commission, Rio Grande Commission.
With chief counsel, Bureau Internal Revenue, 1927-1948.
Mason.
Married Martha A. Zimmerman, June 27, 1904 (died September 6, 1936).