Ellen Hamlin

Ellen Hamlin
Second Lady of the United States
In office
March 4, 1861  March 4, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by Mary Breckinridge
Succeeded by Eliza Johnson
Personal details
Born (1835-09-14)September 14, 1835
Minot, Maine, U.S.
Died February 1, 1925(1925-02-01) (aged 89)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Spouse(s) Hannibal Hamlin (1855–1891)

Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin (September 14, 1835 February 1, 1925) was the second wife of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin who served in the first term of the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.[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 of Maine, and Frank.[2][3] Hamlin also had four children from his first marriage: George Hamlin, Charles Hamlin, Cyrus Hamlin, and Sarah Hamlin Batchelder.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mary Breckinridge
Second Lady of the United States
1861–1865
Succeeded by
Eliza Johnson
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