Ellen Hamlin | |
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| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 | |
| Vice President | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Preceded by | Mary Breckinridge |
| Succeeded by | Eliza Johnson |
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| Born | Ellen Vesta Emery (1835-09-14)September 14, 1835 Minot, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 1925(1925-02-01) (aged 89) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor, Maine) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, includingHannibal |
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Ellen Vesta Hamlin (néeEmery; September 14, 1835 – February 1, 1925) was the second wife of Vice PresidentHannibal Hamlin, and served assecond lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865.[1] They were married a year after the death of his first wife Sarah Jane Emery in 1855 who was also her half-sister. She had two children with Hannibal Hamlin:Hannibal Emery, who later became the attorney general ofMaine, and Frank.[2][3] Hamlin also had four children from his first marriage: George Hamlin,Charles Hamlin,Cyrus Hamlin, and Sarah Hamlin Batchelder. She died in 1925 as one of the longest-living second ladies in history.
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| Preceded by | Second Lady of the United States 1861–1865 | Succeeded by |
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