Hannibal Hamlin - People - Department History
Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891)
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State of Residence: Maine
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: June 30, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 1881
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 17, 1882- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on October 13, 1881, after confirmation.