The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
HANNIBAL HAMLiN DEAD.

Death of the Man Who Was Elected Vice
President on the Ticket With Abraham
Lincoln-Suddenly Called While at Hi
Club Room.
| BANGOR, Me-, July Ok ice-Presi
dent Hannibal Hamlin died Saturda.
night at SIS o'clock. He was dow
town in the afternoon and went to tn,
Tarratine club rooms, where he wa
playing pedro when his head fell for
ward on his chest.
A gentleman remarked: 1.-THE sen
ator seems to feel badly"
Mr. Hamlin said: 81 do"
The men gathered around and Mr.
Hamlin was taken to a lounge. DIR
Robinson, who was in the next room
attended him and afterward Drs
Mason and Phillips were called. Nc
pulse was visible for an hour and il
was thought they could not bring him
out.
Finally Mr.. Hamlin revived some
what and managed to articulate feebly.
The doctors worked over him faith.
fully and his family was sent for.
Soon Mrs Hamlin, Gen. Charles
Hamlin, his son and wife and other
members were at his side. All was
done for him in human power but
failed and he passed away peacefully
at SIS p. m.
Mr.. Hamlin had been perceptibly
failing for year but seemed about as
usual in the afternoon and walked down
town
The remains were removed from the
club rooms, where he died, to his resi-.
dence on Fifth street His son, Han.
nibal E. Hamlin, arrived hero from
Ellsworth about twenty minutes after
his fathers death. His son Frank, now
in Chicago, has been sent for and the
funeral will not occur until after his
arrival
MR. HAMLIN'S CAREER
Hannibal Hamlin was born in Paris, Ne,
August n, 1909. He was prepared for col.
legiate education, but was compelled by the
death of his father to take care of the home
until he was of age. He learned printing,
studied law and was admitted to the bar In
Is g. and practiced in his native state until
1918. He was a member of the legislature
from 1886 until 1910 and again in IS47. He
was speaker OF the lower branch from 1887
to 1889 and again in 1910
In 1910 Mr. Hamlin received the democratic
nomination for congress but was defeated,
but was renominated and elected in 1912 and
re elected in 1s4l. He was chosen to the
United States senate in 1918 to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death of John Fairfield and
was re- elected in 1851, but resigned in 1857 to
be inaugurated governor, having been elect
ed 10 that Office as n republican. In less
than month he resigned the governorship
having been again chosen United States SEN
ator for the full term of six years
Mr.. Hamlin served as a senator until 1861
when he resigned to fill the office of vice.
pr esidcnt, having been elected on the ticket
with Abraham Lincoln. He presided over
the senate one year, when he was appointed
of the port of Boston, which po-
sition he r, signed in 1866. From 1861 to 1855 |
he had also acted as regent of the Smithso- |
11an institute at WASHINGTON, to which po- |
'itlOn he was again appointed in 1870, con- |
inung to act in the capacity for twelve |
7ears, during which time he became dean of |
he board
Mr. Hamlin was again elected and re.
'lected to tho United States senate from
So to 1881 In the latter year he was named
minister to Spain, but gave up the office
within year He received the degree OF
IL ID from Colby university
Though democrat in early life Mr. Ham
In was strong anti slavery man and SO
trong were his convictions on this question
hat they finally led TO his separation from
he party. His career had some especially
ignifcant Incidents. In the temper and
Involuntary absence of David Wilmot from
he house of representatives during the s s.
ion of the Twenty ninth congr S. at the
ritical moment when the measure since
nown as the "Wilmot proviso" had to be
resented or the measure irrevocably lost,
lr. Hamlin. while his anti slavery friends
'ero in the greatest confusion, seeing that
My a seconds del " would be fatal offered
he bill and secured its passage by avote OF
ID to LOG In common, however with Abra-
am Lincoln, he strove simply to prevent
ne ext ms ion of slay, rv into new tarritorv |