Hamlin, Charles S.
Variant namesCharles Sumner Hamlin (1861–1938) was an American lawyer and politician. He held a number of important political offices, including Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1893-1897, 1913-1914) and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1914-1916).
From the guide to the Charles S. Hamlin Letters, 1893-1925, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
Lawyer, U.S. assistant secretary of the treasury, and member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Full name: Charles Sumner Hamlin.
From the description of Charles S. Hamlin papers, 1869-1968 (bulk 1880-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980107
Charles Sumner Hamlin was an attorney, special council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and a special Commissioner to Japan in 1897 dealing with fur seal kills. The problem was resolved in 1897. He was born August 30, 1861 and died April 24, 1938. He was married in 1898.
From the description of Charles Sumner Hamlin papers, 1894-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42064741
Biographical Note
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1861, Aug. 30:
Born, Boston, Mass. -
1883:
A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1886:
M.A. and LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1886 -1893 :Lawyer, in partnership with Marcus Morton, Boston, Mass. -
1887:
Unsuccessful candidate for the Massachusetts senate -
1888:
Unsuccessful candidate for the Massachusetts senate -
1892:
Unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts -
1893 -1897 :Assistant secretary of the treasury -
1897:
United States special commissioner, convention of Japan, Russia, and United States to negotiate fur-seal fishery controversy Chairman, seal conference among Great Britain, Canada, and United States -
1898:
Married Huybertie Lansing Pruyn -
1898 -1913 :Lawyer, Boston, Mass. -
1901:
Director, Boston Merchants Association, Boston, Mass. -
1902:
Unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts -
1902 -1903 :Lecturer on United States government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1903:
President, Massachusetts Reform Club Member, United States Assay Commission to examine the United States Mint, Philadelphia, Pa. -
1904:
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, St. Louis, Mo. -
1906:
Member, Japanese Famine Relief Commission of Massachusetts -
1906 -1915 :Member, Committee on Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1907 -1912 :Arbiter in industrial disputes -
1908:
Supported William Jennings Bryan for president Member, United States Commission on Limitation of Armaments -
1910:
Unanimously nominated for Congress, but declined to accept Unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts -
1911:
Chairman of the Assembly, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston, Mass. -
1912:
Campaigned for Woodrow Wilson for president -
1913 -1914 :Assistant secretary of the treasury -
1914 -1936 :Governor, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. -
1936 -1938 :Special counsel, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System -
1938, Apr. 25:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Charles S. Hamlin Papers, 1869-1968, (bulk 1880-1938), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| United States | |||
| Bering Sea | |||
| United States | |||
| Massachusetts--Boston | |||
| Washington (D.C.) | |||
| Washington (D.C.) |
| Subject |
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| Bering Sea controversy |
| Finance, Public |
| Finance, Public |
| Politics, government and public administration |
| Practice of law |
| Practice of law |
| Sealing |
| Seals (Animals) |
| Occupation |
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| Composers |
| Lawyers |
| Politicians |
| Public officials |
| Activity |
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Person
Birth 1861
Death 1938
