The sun., 1891-07-05
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.

HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
He leaves a widow and two sons. Gen.
Charles Ham!in. Esq. a LAWYER OF Ellsworth.
and Frank Bamlin, now living In Chicago.
Mr.. Hamlin.has been perceptibly failing for q
year. but seemed about as usual this after
noon, AMI walked down town. The city mourns
the death OF its most distingui- he'd citizen.
Hannibal Hamlin was born ON q farm
near Paris. Oxford county. Me-. on Aug.
a. 1909. His father intended to give him
collegiate education. but died while
the boy was going through preparatory
course. Thereat Hannibal returned home to
take charge OF the farm and remaned there
until he was 81 years old. Then he went
to town and learned the printers trade.
and while at work at the case took
up the study OF the law. and In 1888. being
then "a years old, he was admitted to practice
IN Hampden Penobscot county. Here he made
his homo until lS4S.
Within three years after he was admitted to
the bar he was elected as Democrat to the
State Legislature. and vas returned for four
years; Thesecond year Of hts service 1882 hs
in 1889 aud $40 he was honored In the same
= In 1s4o he received the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress- Il was during the exciting
distrie! by discus sing the issues Of the
| ba In Ts s hs eqss
he isisd, q election ,aat Gss, tins, In iSi2 and
State that he was chosen TO serve out
s sr ahh rs4su .Ss% 0uS whsc years. sa Of de s
s "a: 5.d ssdSd SS e 1887 e s
State as member Of the recently born Repub-
in less than a month. e. on Feb; 20. 1857
he resigned his oiil,e as Governor because he
had again been chosen Senator Tor tho State.
hahn f neon as phs sh"i eas.r 81 ,e AfE re-
ond on the ticket On bis election hs
fSeiM from March 1861 to March H.' isS piesasd
the He was after
he resign ID n year later.
In 1869 he was again elected to the United
hs ssR xSrisss i i
41 Hs hsld ~" %r Ha Sn 0nS acted Ss
again appointed to that rost IN 1870, That
term lasted twelve yssarsdurns which time he
University then WaIerville Col ege. OF which
Mr. is1fa Us the sF party
because OF the pro-slnvery tendencies Of
nsnys ns been during sn ns iS s had
was he who offered what Is now knoNni 10 his
as the Wmq5 pOyS2 in The
measure, was. temporarily absent when the
opportuuity for presenting the. measure
delns % Would have have e BEEN + fatal, % hut HamliS got
on his ie feet and the measure went through
After he had been elected ,yicc- President he
went on 10 Chicago to meet Mr.. Lincoln. and at
the hotel found ii PIN Ina in room alone. Dir.
Have we ever been introduced. Mr.. Ham
No; sir; think not,Iwas the reply
membsr ais.iac,iy xhlIs was IN
sSHsSs' & hss heard ysu very p"fs
s5sk ~; Sss
wel!. now repiied Hamllno laughing.
leeson Is Of yo Is Snxy heard
make 8, esch s,t, IN the, the House, House, a spsech s
points that !. together with others Of your
auditors. was conyn'sei with laughter"
Rurns the ne o, the e 9t M Ln
The Republican, leaders Of the day never
tins h xndrew xsR W. Johnson a teEe, 0 put
ut iis old. d.fashioned house at the corner Of
Filth and Hammond streets, Bangor, which
as days ha Psse ss wa as was safs ~ ,as
surrounded bv an orchard, borde Cd with
trimmed elm. The house in tho summer has
the aDpsRrance Of being IN veritRble Iunge.
Tho exterior Of the residence WAS severely
plain. but the interior WAS charming. Every
room bore evidence OF the long public career
Of the ex-Vics- Presid mt, with Its olectinns OF
books. engravings, and many relics OF Wash
inRton and far-away Spain.
Mr.. Hamlln's lifo was very quiot and simple. |
yIsS g s,.s n: e he few sprss Ss
%eS morn jnKs io9nd hIm constantly there;
exercise and recreation which he OBJ |
tained digging In the loamy soil OF that prop
erty. He owned q COW for many years, and |
during his last form In the Senate sensitive |
Bangoreans recei, cd severe shocks by the |
sight OF one OF the country's most noted iates-
mon walking along the dusty 70, dway driving |
cnt 10. his own and his neighbors'. from the
pasture TO the barns. |
President OF the swell Tanatin Club Of Bangor |
from its organization. and h.. seldom missed |
an afternoon there where he was always |
found smoking and playing cards VII such |
men as the Hon. William +. Wineate. whom he |
made Collector Of this nort; N. G. Aver. and |
J smes II. Bowler the bankers: ex-Mayor A. d. |
Manson. III. Morse. manufacturer; ex- Mayor |
7; 7: Bass. wb2 y%ss % A. uneompsomi,lne .
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