Hamilton Fish

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Hamilton Fish was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State and played a key role in post–Civil War foreign policy.

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instanceOf American politician
diplomat
human
almaMater Columbia College NERFINISHED
appointedBy Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Philip’s Church Cemetery, Garrison, New York, United States NERFINISHED
child Hamilton Fish II NERFINISHED
Nicholas Fish II NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1808-08-03
dateOfDeath 1893-09-07
educatedAt Columbia College NERFINISHED
endTime 1877-03-12
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName Fish NERFINISHED
givenName Hamilton NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix The Honorable
knownFor Moderate, conciliatory foreign policy after the American Civil War
Service as U.S. Secretary of State under President Ulysses S. Grant
memberOf American Philosophical Society
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
Whig Party NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement Helped avert war with Spain over Cuba in the 1870s
Helped resolve the Alabama Claims with Great Britain
Played key role in post–Civil War U.S. foreign policy
notableWork Role in negotiating the Treaty of Washington (1871)
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
officeContested Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Garrison, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of New York NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Governor of New York NERFINISHED
Member of the United States House of Representatives
United States Secretary of State
United States Senator from New York
practicedLawIn New York City NERFINISHED
religion Episcopalian
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
servedAs 20th United States Secretary of State
servedIn United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean NERFINISHED
startTime 1869-03-17
stateRepresented New York NERFINISHED

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