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Hamilton Fish
Hamilton Fish

Hamilton Fish, (3 August 18087 September 1893), born in New York City, was an American statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (517x640, 41 KB) SOURCE: http://lcweb2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (517x640, 41 KB) SOURCE: http://lcweb2. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ...

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Biography

Fish was born at what is now known as the Stuyvesant-Fish House in Greenwich Village, New York City, to Nicholas Fish and Elizabeth Stuyvesant (a great-great-granddaughter of New Amsterdam's Peter Stuyvesant), and his parents named him after their friend Alexander Hamilton. Nicholas Fish (1758-1833) was a leading Federalist, worked as lawyer and as a New York City alderman from 1806 through 1817, and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. {His unit was the 2nd New York Regiment}. He later served as adjutant general of the state of New York for many years. His portrait appears in John Trumbull's painting "Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown" at far right {Bottom row}[1]. The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was the name of the 17th century fortified settlement in the New Netherland territory (1614-1674) of which legal possession as a North American province of the Dutch Republic was taken in 1624 through physical settlement by the Dutch West India Company under the auspices... Peter Stuyvesant circa 1660 Petrus Stuyvesant (born c. ... Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American politician, statesman, writer, lawyer, and soldier. ... The term federalist refers to a proponent of one of several different ideologies, depending on the locale or subject matter. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, Netherlands, Spain, Native Americans Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, Native Americans Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene William Howe, Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence,[1] was a conflict that... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The 2nd New York Regiment was raised on May 25, 1775 at New York City, New York for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt. ... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ... John Trumbull, 1756–1843 John Trumbull (June 6, 1756–November 10, 1843), was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. ...


Hamilton graduated from Columbia College in 1827 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1830, but practiced only briefly. He served as commissioner of deeds for the city and county of New York from 1832 through 1833. He was an unsuccessful candidate for New York State Assembly in 1834, and married his wife, Julia Kean (a descendant of a New Yorker who was a New Jersey governor, William Livingston) in 1836. Columbia College is the name of several institutions of higher education. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A bar examination is a lengthy examination (two or more days) conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature body of the state of New York. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Livingston William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) served as the Governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolution and was a signer of the United States Constitution. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


As a member of the Whig party, Fish was elected to the House of Representatives, defeating Democrat John McKeon and serving in the 28th Congress from New York's 6th District between 1843 and 1845. After losing the election for the 29th Congress, he return to private practice as a lawyer. He was the Whig candidate for lieutenant governor of New York in 1846, but was defeated by Democrat Addison Gardner, in part because of Fish's opposition to the Anti-Rent faction. However, in 1847 Gardner was appointed a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, Fish was elected (November 1847) to complete the term (to January 1849). The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... (Redirected from 28th Congress) Twenty-eighth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in state government. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... The Anti-Rent War (also known as the Helderberg War) was a tenants revolt in upstate New York during the early 19th century, beginning with the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer in 1839. ... The Court of Appeals is New Yorks highest appellate court, created in 1847. ...


He was elected as governor of New York in 1849, defeating John A. Dix and Reuben H. Walworth, and served from November 7, 1848 through November 5, 1850. This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798–April 21, 1879) was an American politician. ... Reuben Hyde Walworth (born October 26, 1788, in Bozrah, Connecticut; died November 27, 1867, in Saratoga Springs, New York) was a jurist and United States Congressman. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


He was elected to the United States Senate in March 4, 1851 to replace Daniel S. Dickinson and there he served on the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations until the end of his term March 3, 1857. He was a Republican for the latter part of his term and was part of a moderately anti-slavery faction. He opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. At the expiration of his term, he traveled with his family to Europe and remained there until shortly before the opening of the American Civil War, when he returned to begin actively campaigning for the election of Abraham Lincoln. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 - April 12, 1866) was an American politician, most notable as a United States Senator from New York from 1844 to 1851. ... U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law. ... The United States in 1820. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed the Rail Splitter, Honest Abe and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...


In 1861 and 1862 he was associated with John A. Dix, William M. Evarts, William E. Dodge, A.T. Stewart, John Jacob Astor and other New York men on the Union Defence Committee, which (from April 22, 1861 to April 30, 1862) cooperated with the New York City government in the raising and equipping troops, and disbursed more than $1 million for the relief of New York volunteers and their families. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798–April 21, 1879) was an American politician. ... Photograph of U.S. Secretary of State William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818–February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman. ... William Earl Dodge (1805-1883), was a New York businessman, referred to as one of the Merchant Princes of Wall Street in the years leading up to the Civil War. ... Alexander Turney Stewart, (October 12, 1803- April 10, 1876), was an American entrepreneur turned multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the most extensive and lucrative drygoods business in the world. ... John Jacob Astor, detail of an oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1794 John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) was the first of the Astor family dynasty and the first millionaire in the United States, making his fortune in the fur trade and real estate... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...


He also served as Secretary of State between March 17, 1869 to March 12, 1877 under Ulysses S. Grant. He was Grant's longest-serving Cabinet officer. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ...


He conducted the negotiations with Great Britain which resulted in the Treaty of Washington of the May 8, 1871, under which the Alabama claims and the San Juan Boundary Dispute, concerning the Oregon boundary line, were referred to arbitration. He also negotiated the reciprocity treaty of 1875 with the Kingdom of Hawaii. The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. ... The Treaty of Washington was a treaty negotiated between Great Britain and the United States in 1871. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... During the American Civil War, Confederate States of America raiders (the most famous being the CSS Alabama) were built in Britain and did significant damage to Union naval forces. ... The Pig War (also called the Pig Episode, the San Juan Boundary Dispute or the Northwestern Boundary Dispute) was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities, resulting from a dispute over the boundary between the United States and Canada. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Salem Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq. ... Arbitration is a form of mediation or conciliation, where the mediating party is given power by the disputant parties to settle the dispute by making a finding. ... David Kalākaua was elected by the legislature to assume the throne of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i upon the death of William Charles Lunalilo. ... Princess Kaiulani, a member of the Kalākaua Dynasty, was in line to become Queen of Hawaii when her kingdom was overthrown by a small group of Hawaiian citizens (primarily of European descent) and United States citizens. ...


In 1871 Fish presided at the peace conference at Washington between Spain and the allied republics of Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia, which resulted in the formulation (April 12) of a general truce between those countries, to last indefinitely and not to be broken by any one of them without three years notice given through the United States. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... == T.R.U.C.E == Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Childrens Entertainment. ...


It was chiefly due to his restraint and moderation that a satisfactory settlement of the Virginius Affair was reached by the United States and Spain in 1873. The Virginius Affair (sometimes called the Virginius Incident) was a diplomatic dispute that occurred in the 1870s between the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain, then proprietor of Cuba. ...


Within the Department of State, he promoted testing job applicants to see if they were truly qualified for duty at a consulate. The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... The term Consulate can refer to: the office or the period in office of a consul a diplomatic consulate the French Consulate which governed between 1799 and 1804 a brand of menthol cigarettes Consulate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...


After leaving the Cabinet, he returned to the law and managing his real estate in New York City.


He died at Glen Clyffe, his estate near Garrison, New York in Putnam County, New York in the Hudson River Valley, and is buried in Garrison at St. Philip's Church-in-the-Highlands Cemetery. Garrison is a town in New York. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Image of the Hudson River taken by NASA. View of the Hudson River in 1880s showing Jersey City View of the Hudson River from Battery Park, New York The Goldman Sachs Tower looms above the skyline of downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River. ...


Other involvements

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Notable relatives

Fish had many notable descendants (and ancestors).

  • Stuyvesant Fish, an important railroad executive, was one of his three sons (he also had five daughters)
  • Nicholas Fish, another of his sons, was appointed second secretary of legation at Berlin in 1871, became secretary in 1874, and was charge d'affaires at Berne in 1877-1881, and minister to Belgium in 1882-1886, after which he engaged in banking in New York City.
    • Nicholas's son Hamilton Fish charged San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders and is said to be the first American killed in the battle
  • He had a son, a grandson and a great-grandson (all named Hamilton Fish) serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • U.S. Representative Hamilton F. Kean was his grandnephew

Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 - April 10, 1923) was born in New York City, the son of Hamilton Fish, and of his wife Julia Ursin Niemcewicz née Kean. ... San Juan Hill is a slight incline to the east of Santiago, Cuba, where Spanish soldiers entrenched themselves in the most famous battle of the Spanish-American War; the Battle of San Juan Hill. ... Roosevelt and the Rough Riders atop San Juan Heights, 1898 The Rough Riders was the name bestowed by the American press on the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Hamilton Fish II (April 17, 1849 - January 15, 1936) born in Albany NY, was the son of prominent Whigg/Republican politician Hamilton Fish. ... Hamilton Fish III (December 7, 1888 - January 18, 1991) was a U.S Congressman from New York. ... Hamilton Fish, Jr. ... Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862; Union Township, Union County, New Jersey – December 27, 1941; New York City) was a U.S. senator from New Jersey. ...

Sources

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Recommended reading

  • Nevins, Allan, Hamilton Fish: The Inner History of the Grant Administration (Dodd) 1936. (1937 Pulitzer Prize winner in biography/autobiography category)

Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an educator, historian, and author and journalist. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...

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Preceded by:
John Young
Governor of New York
18491851
Succeeded by:
Washington Hunt
Preceded by:
Daniel S. Dickinson
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New York
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Succeeded by:
Preston King
Preceded by:
Elihu B. Washburne
United States Secretary of State
March 17, 1869March 12, 1877
Succeeded by:
William M. Evarts


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Hamilton Fish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (972 words)
Hamilton Fish, (3 August 1808–7 September 1893), born in New York City, was an American statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State.
Fish was born at what is now known as the Stuyvesant-Fish House in Greenwich Village, New York City, to Nicholas Fish and Elizabeth Stuyvesant (a great-great-granddaughter of New Amsterdam's Peter Stuyvesant), and his parents named him after their friend Alexander Hamilton.
Nicholas Fish, another of his sons, was appointed second secretary of legation at Berlin in 1871, became secretary in 1874, and was charge d'affaires at Berne in 1877-1881, and minister to Belgium in 1882-1886, after which he engaged in banking in New York City.
Hamilton Fish III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (439 words)
Hamilton Fish III (December 7, 1888 - January 18, 1991) was a U.S Congressman from New York.
Fish, a member of a family prominent in New York politics, first came to public attention of his own as a student-athlete at Harvard University.
Fish was elected to Congress in 1920 and served until 1945.
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