Hannibal E. Hamlin

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.

Hannibal Emery Hamlin
Maine Attorney General
In office 1905–1908
Governor	William T. Cobb
Preceded by	George M. Seiders
Succeeded by	Warren C. Philbrook
President of the Maine Senate
In office 1901–1902
Preceded by	Oliver B. Clason
Succeeded by	Harry R. Virgin
Member of the Maine Senate
In office 1899–1902
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1895–1896
In office 1893–1894
Personal details
Born	(1858-09-28)September 28, 1858 Hampden, Maine, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1938(1938-03-06) (aged 79) Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	none
Alma mater	Colby College Boston University

Hamlin grew up in Bangor, Maine and graduated from Colby College in 1879 and Boston University School of Law in 1882. In 1883 he joined Senator Eugene Hale to create Hale & Hamlin, a law firm based in Ellsworth, Maine that still exists today and is recognized as the oldest law firm in the State of Maine.

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]

References

1. Hannibal E. Hamlin, Ellsworth, ca. 1902 Maine Historical Society (Maine Memory Network)
2. Mundy, James H., Presidents of the Senate of Maine, Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979