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	September 14, 1835 Minot, Maine, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1925 (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.

References

2. "Fogler Library: Special Collections - Hamlin Family Papers". Library.umaine.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-09. Raymond H. Fogler Library
3. Biographical directory of the United ... - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.