Fish, Hamilton, Jr.

Fish, Hamilton, Jr.
▪ 1997

      U.S. politician who was the fourth Hamilton Fish to serve in the U.S. Congress; a moderate Republican from New York, he supported civil rights and gun control and figured in the passage of such laws as the Americans with Disabilities Act (b. June 3, 1926—d. July 23, 1996).

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  • Fish,Hamilton — Fish (fĭsh), Hamilton. 1808 1893. American politician who was a U.S. representative from New York, (1843 1845), governor of New York (1849 1850), a U.S. senator (1851 1857), and U.S. secretary of state (1869 1877). * * * …   Universalium

  • Fish, Hamilton — born Aug. 3, 1808, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 6, 1893, New York City U.S. secretary of state (1869–77). He served New York state as lieutenant governor (1847–48), governor (1849–50), and U.S. senator (1851–57). As secretary of state in the… …   Universalium

  • Fish, Hamilton — (3 ago. 1808, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.– 6 sep. 1893, ciudad de Nueva York). Secretario de Estado de EE.UU. (1869–77). Fue vicegobernador (1847–48) y luego gobernador (1849–50) del estado de Nueva York y senador (1851–57). En el cargo de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Fish, Hamilton Stuyvesant — (1888 1991)    Born in Putnam County, New York, and educated at Geneva and Harvard University, where he graduated in 1909, Hamilton Fish followed in his father’s footsteps and served as a Republican in the House of Representatives from 1920 until …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Hamilton Fish — Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos 17 de marzo de 1869 – 12 de marzo de 1877 …   Wikipedia Español

  • FISH — steht für: FISH (Kryptologie), Codename der Alliierten für verschiedene Verschlüsselungsmethoden der deutschen Wehrmacht Fish!, Tipps zur Erleichterung des (Arbeits )alltags durch Befolgung einiger weniger Regeln und Spaß an der Arbeit Festival… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FisH — steht für: FISH (Kryptologie), Codename der Alliierten für verschiedene Verschlüsselungsmethoden der deutschen Wehrmacht Fish!, Tipps zur Erleichterung des (Arbeits )alltags durch Befolgung einiger weniger Regeln und Spaß an der Arbeit Festival… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hamilton Fish — (* 3. August 1808 in New York City; † 7. September 1893 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Biografie Fish studierte am Columbia College (heute Columbia University) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hamilton Fish — Mandats 26e Secrétaire d État des États Unis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …   Universalium

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