St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-05
A LANDMARK FALLS.
Death Of Hannibal Hamlin,
Ex-Vice President and
Senator.
The Aged Statesman Was
Stricken Suddenly at
His Club.
Some Of the Milestones in a
Long, Useful and Busy
Life.
Gladstone'S Eldest Son is Al
so Numbered Among
the Dead.

BANGOR, Me-, July 4.-EX-Vice PreSi-
dent Hannibal Hamlin died tonight at
S:l5 o'clock. He was down town this
afternoon and went to the Tarratine
club rooms, where he was playing
pedro. when his head fell forward on
his chest. A ] gentleman remarked:
1.-The senator seems to feel badly" Mr..
Hamlin said: Il do" The men gath
cred around him and he was taken to a
lounge. DIR. Robinson, WHO was in the
next room, attended him, and after
wards Drs. Mason and Phillips were
called. No pulse was visible for an
hour, and it was thought they could not
bring him out. Finally he revived
somewhat, and managed to articulate
freely. The doctors worked over him
faithfully, and his family was sent for.
Soon Mrs. Hamlin. &C.. Charles
Hamlin, his son, ard his wife,
and other members were at
his side. All was done for
him in human power, but failed, and he
passed away peacefully at 8:15 p. m.
He leaves widow and two sons, Gen.
Charles Hamlin, lawyer of Ellsworth,
and Frank Hamlin. now living in Chi
cago. Mr.. Hamlin has been perceptibly
failing for year, but seemed about as
usual this afternoon and walked down
town. Mr.. Hamlin was elected with
Lincoln in 1860.
The remains were removed from the
Tarritine club rooms where he died to
his residence on fifth street. His son,
Hannibal E. Hamlin, arrived here from
Ellsworth about twenty minutes after
in Chicago, has been sent for, and the
funeral will not occur until after his ar
rival. The deepest grief is felt here on
all sides. No definite arrangements are
yet made for the funeral.
Hannibal Hamliu was borU in Paris. OK
ford county, Maine, August ~ 1909. He IVES
prepared for d collegiate education, but was
compelled by the death of his father to take
charge of the home farm until he waa of
age. He learned printing, studied law, was
admitted TO the bar in 1888, and practiced in
Hampden, Penobscot county, until 1913. He
was member of the Legislature from 1886 till
1910, and again in 1897, and was speaker
of the lower branch in 1889 and
1910. In 1910 he received the Demo-
ocratic nomination for member of
congress. and, during the exciting Harrison
campaign, held joint discussions with his
competitor, being the first 10 introduce that
practice into Maine. In 1872 he was elected
as Democrat to congress, and reelected in
1874. He was chosen to the United States
senate for four years III 1913 10 fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of John Fairfield,
and was reelected III 1851, but resigned
in 1857 to be inaugurated governor, hav-
ing been elected to that Office as Re-
publican. Less than month afterward, on
the goth of February, he resigned the gov
In ho1 OI1n
United States senator for the full term of
six years. He served until January, 1861,
when he resigned, having been elected vice
president on the ticket with Abraham Lin
coin. He presided over the senate from
March 4. 1861, till March B. 1865. In the latter
year he was appointed collector of the port
of Boston, but resigned in 1866. From
1861 till 1865 he had also act
ed as regent of the Smithsoni-
an institution. and was reappOinted in 1870,
continuing to act for the following twelve
years, during which time he became dean of
the board He was again elected and re-
elected TO the United States senate serving
from March l. 1860, till March 3, 1881. In
June of that year he was named minister to
Spain, but gave up the office the year follow
ing and returned to this country. lie re-
ceived the degree of Ii. ID. from Colby
university. then Waterville college, of
over twenty years. Senator HamlD, al
though a Democrat, was an original anti
slavery man, and so strong were his convic-
tons that they finally led to his separation
from that party. Among the significant in
cdents of his long career of nearly fifty
years may mentioned the fact that, in the
temporary and involuntary absence of
David Wimot from the house of repre-
sentatives during the session of the Twenty
ninth congress, at the critical moment
when the measure since known as 1.-THE Will
mot proviso," had to be presented or the OPP
portunty irreyoeably lost, Mr.. Hamlin, while
his anti slavery friends were i'll the greatest
confusion and perplexity, seeing that only
seconds delay would be fatal, offered the
bill and secured its passage by vote OF lis
Lincoln, Mr.. Hamlin strove simply to pre-
vent the extension of slavery into new ter
ritory, and did not seek to secure its aboli-
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