HAMLIN, CHARLES SUMMER
Adair's New Encyclopedia · 1923 · p. 4
(1861), Member of Federal Reserve Board. 3B. in Boston; educated at Harvard and Washington and Lee Universities. Practised at Boston as lawyer from 1886-1893 and 1898-1913. 18931897 a istant secretary of the United States Treasury and again from 19131914, 1914-1916 member of Federal Reserve Board of Washington. For term of 1916-1926 reappointed. In 18871888 defeated for Ma achusetts senate. Ran for secretary of State in 1892, but defeated. Defeated for Democratic nomination for governor in 1902-1910, In 1897 Special Commi ioner to Japan from United States. At Harvard College, 1902, 1903 lectured on United States Government. Author of ‘Index Digest of Interstate Commerce Laws’. 1907; ‘Index Digest of Federal Reserve Act’, ‘Indes Digest of the Federal Reserve Bulletin’, 1921. ican mi ionary and educator; 6. Water ford, Maine. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1834 and at the Bangor Theological Seminary three years later. Ho chose the foreign field, and from 1837 to 1859 was a mi ionary to Turkey. In 1860 he became president of Robert College in Constantinople, one of the most notable educational institutions in the Near East. In 1877 he returned to this country and became a profe or in Bangor Theological Seminary. Later he was president of Middle bury College, Vermont 1880-85. He was an expert in the Turkish and cognate tongues, and some of his writings were in the Armenfan language. His publications in English include Among the Turks, 1887; and My Life and Times, 1893. an American statesman, 6. near Paris Hill, Me. Studying law, he began to practice in Hampden, Me., in 1833, was several times elected to the state legislature, then, in 1842, was elected to Congre on a Democratic ticket. He entered the U. 8. Senate in 1848 and served continuously till 1856, when he resigned to become governor of Maine, but a month later resigned as Governor to return to the U.S. Senate. On account of his Unionist sympathies he turned Republican at the outbreak of the Civil War and was elected Vice-President of the United States on the same ticket with Lincoln. During 1881-83 he was U. S. Minister to Spain. tional institution located at Hamline, Minn, It was originally established at Redwing, Minn., but was closed in 1869, an interval of eleven years elapsing before teaching was resumed at its present location. It has a course of study leading to the usual college degrees, a library of 15,000 volumes and an endowment fund of $1,100,000. In 1923 it had 556 students and 38 teachers. Westphalia, Pru ia, on Lippe; iron foundries, wire-works; thermal baths; ancient capital of Mark. Pop. 45,000.
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