Hannibal Emery Hamlin (August 22, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. His father,

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican ...

, served as

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from 1861 to 1865. Hamlin grew up in

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and graduated from

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in 1879 and

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in 1882. Residing in Ellsworth, Maine, he served in the

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from 1893–1894 to 1895-1896 and in the Maine Senate from 1899 to 1902. During his second term, he was elected President of the Maine Senate (1901–1902). He later served as the president of the

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from 1923 to 1924.Mundy, James H., ''Presidents of the Senate of Maine'', Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979

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1858 births 1938 deaths Children of vice presidents of the United States People from Ellsworth, Maine People from Hampden, Maine Politicians from Bangor, Maine Colby College alumni Boston University School of Law alumni Maine lawyers Members of the Maine House of Representatives Presidents of the Maine Senate Maine Attorneys General Burials at Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor, Maine) {{Maine-politician-stub