List of United States Political Families (H) - The Hamlins

The Hamlins

• Stephen Emery, Attorney General of Maine 1839–1840. Father-in-law of Hannibal Hamlin.
  • Elijah L. Hamlin (1799–1872), candidate for Governor of Maine 1848 1849, Mayor of Bangor, Maine 1851–1852. Brother of Hannibal Hamlin.
  • Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), Maine State Representative 1836–1840 1847, U.S. Representative from Maine 1843–1847, U.S. Senator from Maine 1848–1857 1857–1861 1869–1881, Governor of Maine 1857, Vice President of the United States 1861–1865, candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States 1868, U.S. Minister to Spain 1881–1882. Brother of Elijah L. Hamlin.
    • A.C. Hamlin (1829–1905), Mayor of Bangor, Maine 1877–1878. Son of Elijah L. Hamlin.
    • Hannibal E. Hamlin (1858–1938), Maine State Representative 1893–1895, Maine State Senator 1899–1901, Attorney General of Maine 1905–1908, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Son of Hannibal Hamlin.

NOTE: Hannibal Hamlin's son, Cyrus, was also a political figure in Louisiana.