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First republic in America.
See New Orleans. Fish, Hamilton, statesman; son of Col. Nicholas Fish; born in New York
Hamilton Fish. City, Aug. 3, 1808; graduated at Columbia College in 1827; admitted to the bar in 1830; and was elected to Congress in 1842.
In 1848 he was chosen governor
Nicholas Fish. of the State of NewCol. Nicholas Fish; born in New York
Hamilton Fish. City, Aug. 3, 1808; graduated at Columbia College in 1827; admitted to the bar in 1830; and was elected to Congress in 1842.
In 1848 he was chosen governor
Nicholas Fish. of the State of New York, and in 1851 became a member of the United States Senate, acting with the Republican party after its formation in 1856.
He was a firm supporter of the government during the Civil War, and in March, 1869, was called to the cabinet of President Grant as Secretary of State, and remained in that post eight years, during which tNicholas Fish. of the State of New York, and in 1851 became a member of the United States Senate, acting with the Republican party after its formation in 1856.
He was a firm supporter of the government during the Civil War, and in March, 1869, was called to the cabinet of President Grant as Secretary of State, and remained in that post eight years, during which time he assisted materially in settling various disputes with Great Britain, of which the Alabama claims controversy was the most important.
He was presidentgeneral of the Society of the Cincinnati, and for many years president of the New York Historical Society.
He died in New York City. Sept. 7, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fish , Nicholas 1758 -1833 (search)
Fish, Nicholas 1758-1833
Military officer; born in New York City, Aug. 28, 1758; studied law in the office of John Morin Scott, and was on his staff as aide in the spring of 1776.
In June he was made brigademajor, and in November major of the 2d New York Regiment. Major Fish was in the battles at Saratoga in 1777; was divisiMajor Fish was in the battles at Saratoga in 1777; was division inspector in 1778; and commanded a corps of light infantry in the battle of Monmouth.
He served in Sullivan's expedition in 1779; under Lafayette, in Virginia, in 1781; and was at the surrender of Cornwallis, behaving gallantly during the siege.
For many years after 1786, Fish, who had become lieutenantcolonel during the waantly during the siege.
For many years after 1786, Fish, who had become lieutenantcolonel during the war, was adjutantgeneral of the State of New York, and was appointed supervisor of the United States revenue in 1794.
In 1797 he became president of the New York State Cincinnati Society.
He died in New York City, June 20, 1833.
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 23 : (search)
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Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 26 : (search)
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Grant and Fish.
Fish was the one member of the Cabinet who served during the ent ible to the Treasury, the President appealed to Fish to help him out of his dilemma.
From the day ions to urge the acceptance of the post.
Still Fish hesitated, or rather refused, until finally Bab Grant at this crisis was more than glad to have Fish enter his Cabinet; and no man had more permanen nt himself had been of importance.
He selected Fish rather on account of his character and private o, the quarrel with Motley and Sumner, in which Fish fully sympathized with Grant, the Treaty of Was erest of his own.
The Cuban danger, however, Fish fought from the beginning.
Rawlins was very an scuss with his ministers; and the dismissal, as Fish thought it at the time, was a waggish design o tered around the last years of his second term, Fish remained stanch to his chief.
He was opposed t doubts in regard to the election of a successor Fish was in the full confidence of his chief; and he
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