Hannibal E. Hamlin Explained

Hannibal Emery Hamlin
Office1:Maine Attorney General
Term Start1:1905
Term End1:1908
Governor1:William T. Cobb
Predecessor1:George M. Seiders
Successor1:Warren C. Philbrook
Office2:President of the Maine Senate
Term Start2:1901
Term End2:1902
Predecessor2:Oliver B. Clason
Successor2:Harry R. Virgin
Office3:Member of the Maine Senate
Term Start3:1899
Term End3:1902
Office4:Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start4:1895
Term End4:1896
Term Start5:1893
Term End5:1894
Birth Date:28 September 1858
Birth Place:Hampden, Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:none
Alma Mater:Colby College
Boston University

Hannibal Emery Hamlin (August 22, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine.[1] His father, Hannibal Hamlin, served as Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865.

Hamlin grew up in Bangor, Maine and graduated from Colby College in 1879 and Boston University School of Law in 1882.

Residing in Ellsworth, Maine, he served in the Maine House of Representatives 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 Maine State Bar Association from 1923 to 1924.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/22034 Hannibal E. Hamlin, Ellsworth, ca. 1902
  2. Mundy, James H., Presidents of the Senate of Maine, Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979