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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| Hamilton Fish canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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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
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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
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Service as U.S. Secretary of State under President Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Helped avert war with Spain over Cuba in the 1870s
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| servedAs | 20th United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| servedIn |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869-03-17 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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