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Hannibal Emery Hamlin (August 22, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. His father, Hannibal Hamlin, served as Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Hamlin grew up in
Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Modern Bangor ...
and graduated from Colby College 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