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Hamlin (HANNIBAL an American statesman)

HANNIBAL, an American statesman; born in Paris, Me., Aug. 27, 1809; was admitted to the bar in 1833; and began practice in Hampden; was elected to the United States Senate in 1848 to fill an unexpired term; re-elected in 1851 and again in 1857; resigned in 1861, after being elected Vice- President on the ticket with Abraham Lincoln; was again a United States Senator in 1869-1881, and then accepted the post of minister to Spain, but in the following year resigned and returned to the United States. He died in Bangor, Me., July 4, 1891.