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Hamilton Fish

American politician (1808–1893)
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Hamilton Fish
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
August 3, 1808
Date of death
September 7, 1893
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[20]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, lawyer, governor, jurist, foreign minister[21]
Employer
Astor Library[28]
Position held
United States representative, Governor of New York, Lieutenant Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Educated at
Columbia College, Columbia University[29][30]
Member of political party
Republican Party, Whig Party[32][33]
Father
Nicholas Fish[11]
Mother
Elizabeth Stuyvesant[12]
Spouse
Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean[13]
Child
Hamilton Fish II, Stuyvesant Fish, Nicholas Fish II, Edith Livingston Fish, Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish, Julia Kean Fish[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[41]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work[37][38][39][40]
Different from
Hamilton Fish[43]
Family name
Fish[34]
Given name
Hamilton[35]
Name in native language
Hamilton Fish[42]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[44]
Show all 26 facts +2
P14536
403204
Place of burial
Saint Philip's Church Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000367337145
VIAF cluster ID
232585893
Library of Congress authority ID
n83217432
GND ID
1046964968
American National Biography ID
0400375
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/82697
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15369240k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
fish-hamilton
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02095855
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11277780
DDB person (GND) ID
1046964968
De Agostini ID
Fish,+Hamilton
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1046964968
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0000119
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Hamilton-Fish
FAST ID
121465
Find a Grave memorial ID
2430
Freebase ID
/m/021yzd
GeneaStar person ID
fishh0
Genealogics.org person ID
I00388357
Geni.com profile ID
6000000007209725513
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m021yzd
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
hamilton-fish
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0027098
Harper's tag
hamilton-fish
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1046964968
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/9C8148B5-92E3-41D7-A3F3-0F9BF634FA92
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000457348
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276608605171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp149520
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
261625934
Notable Names Database ID
060/000051904
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3901237
Open Library ID
OL4477371A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
37057
Political Graveyard politician ID
fischman-fishburne.html#752.77.27
Prabook ID
665926
SNAC ARK ID
w6jh3j5z
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
44755
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/7961
The Peerage person ID
p30434.htm#i304338
Trading Card Database name ID
126561
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570384
US Congress Bio ID
F000140
United States House of Representatives ID
13148
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
hamilton-fish
WeRelate person ID
Hamilton_Fish_(1)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kv3ce5rh
WikiTree person ID
Fish-2396
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh9GpKRjmxFGgQcb6VG3
Yale LUX ID
person/d8ca170f-1568-4d42-b74a-88f2be18dce8

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🔗 Connections
Position held 7
United States Secretary of State, Governor of New York, United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, Lieutenant Governor of New York
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia
Occupation 3
lawyer, politician, diplomat
Educated at 2
Columbia University, Columbia College
Member of political party 2
Republican Party, Whig Party
Child 1
Hamilton Fish II
Children (paternal) 1
Hamilton Fish II
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Hamilton Fish
Father 1
Nicholas Fish
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Parent of 1
Nicholas Fish
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← Producer 1
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Summary

Hamilton Fish was born on August 3, 1808[1], in New York City[2]. He died on September 7, 1893[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

FAQs

Where was Hamilton Fish born?

Hamilton Fish was born in New York City[2].

Where did Hamilton Fish die?

Hamilton Fish died in New York City[4].

Who were Hamilton Fish's parents?

Hamilton Fish's father was Nicholas Fish[11]. Hamilton Fish's mother was Elizabeth Stuyvesant[12].

Who was Hamilton Fish married to?

Hamilton Fish's spouses include Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean[13].

What did Hamilton Fish do for work?

Hamilton Fish worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Hamilton Fish go to school?

Hamilton Fish was educated at Columbia College[29] and Columbia University[30].

Related Entities

lawyer New York City United States United States senator

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → hamilton-fish
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  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 403204
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  5. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, diplomat, lawyer +3
    Position held → United States representative, Governor of New York, Lieutenant Governor of New York +5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Position held: senator"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, diplomat, lawyer +3
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  7. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Hamilton Fish II, Stuyvesant Fish, Nicholas Fish II +3
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  8. 25w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Member of political party → Republican Party, Whig Party
    Occupation → —
    Mother → Elizabeth Stuyvesant
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spouse: Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean"
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