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Hannibal Hamlin

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Hannibal Hamlin 1809–91, Vice President of the United States (1861–65), b. Paris, Maine. Admitted to the bar in 1833, he practiced at Hampden, Maine. He was a Maine legislator (1836–40, 1847), a U.S. Representative (1843–47), and a U.S. Senator (1848–57). As a Democrat he supported Franklin Pierce's administration, but left (1856) his party when it adopted a strong proslavery platform, and joined the Republican party; in the same year he was elected governor of Maine. After a few weeks he resigned to reenter (1857) the U.S. Senate, where he became increasingly prominent. Geographical and political considerations made him a natural choice as Abraham Lincoln's running mate in 1860. As Vice President during the Civil War he presided over the Senate with ability and took part in a variety of governmental wartime activities. He returned to the Senate (1869–81), supporting the Reconstruction and the economic policies of his party. He was minister to Spain in 1881–82.

Bibliography: See biographies by his grandson Charles E. Hamlin (1899, repr. 1971) and H. D. Hunt (1969).

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Hamlin, Charles

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Hamlin, Charles (1837–1911) Union army officer, born in Hampden, Maine. Hamlin saw action in a number of engagements; he was officially commended for his conduct at Little Round Top at Gettysburg (1863). After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Hamlin called out his troops to secure the streets against possible unrest.

Hamlin was the son of Hannibal Hamlin, vice president of the United States during the first administration of Abraham Lincoln.

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