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Hamilton Fish
Ind. Republican-Democrat · House and Senate · New York · 1843–1857
Hamilton Fish was a Ind. Republican-Democrat U.S. representative and senator from New York, serving 1843–1857. Cast 1,371 votes and missed 29.7%.
- Years in Congress
- 6
- Votes missed
- 29.7%
- Born
- 1808
- Died
- 1893
Biography
Hamilton Fish was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to 1877. Fish was the most trusted advisor to President Ulysses S. Grant and recognized as the pillar of Grant's presidency. He is considered one of the nation's most effective U.S.
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Terms in office
- House, New York, 6th District1843–1845 · Whig
- Senate, New York1851–1857 · Ind. Republican-Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Hamilton Fish (I-NY), House & Senate 1843–1857,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/F000140/hamilton-fish (accessed 2026-10-14).