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Hamilton Fish III was a soldier and Republican politician from New York State. Born into a family long active in the state, he served in the United States House of  Battles/wars‎: ‎World War I‎: ‎Champagne-Marne‎;.
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Walworth , and served from January 1, , to December 31, After Gov. Fish had retired from office he did not openly seek the nomination to be elected U. In the United States Senate , he was a member of the U. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations until the end of his term on March 4, Marcy and Attorney General Caleb Cushing. Fish was a quiet Senator, rather than an orator, who liked to keep to himself.

Grinnell , criticized Fish's bill on immigration and maritime commerce. Fish's bill was designed to protect Irish and German immigrants who were dying on merchant ships during oceanic passage to America.

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The merchants believed that Fish's bill was oppressive to commercial interests over human interests. During his tenure, the nation and Congress were in tremendous political upheaval over slavery, that included violence, disorder, and disturbances of the peace. Fish had several important roles during the American Civil War. Fish's private secretary was involved in the attempt of the merchant ship Star of the West to bring relief supplies to Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.

Fish said that this meant war; Scott replied "Don't utter that word, my friend. You don't know what a horrid thing war is. The committee included chairman John A. Dix , William M. Evarts , William E.

Dodge , A. Fish was appointed chairman of the committee after Dix joined the Union Army. Ames as commissioners to visit Union prisoners in Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate government, however, would not allow them to enter the city. Instead, Fish and Rev. Ames started the prisoner exchange program which continued virtually unchanged throughout the war. After the war ended, Fish went back to private practice as a lawyer in New York.

Grant and served between March 17, and March 12, He was President Grant's longest-serving Cabinet officer. Upon assuming office in , Fish was initially underrated by some statesmen including former Secretaries of State William H. Seward and John Bigelow. Fish, however, immediately took on the responsibilities of his office with diligence, zeal, and intelligence. During Reconstruction , Fish was not known to sympathize with Grant's policy to eradicate the Ku Klux Klan , racism in the Southern states, and promote African American equality.

Fish complained of being bored at Grant's cabinet meetings when Grant's U. Attorney General Amos T. Akerman told of atrocities of the Klan against black citizens. When Fish assumed office he immediately began a series of reforms in the Department of State. The method of record keeping, however, was cumbersome , having remained the same since John Quincy Adams.

By , Cuban nationals were in open rebellion against their mother country Spain, due to the unpopularity of Spanish rule.

American sentiment favored the Cuban rebels and President Grant appeared to be on the verge of acknowledging Cuban belligerency. Fish, who desired settlement over the Alabama Claims , did not approve of recognizing the Cuban rebels, since Queen Victoria and her government had recognized Confederate belligerency in Recognizing Cuban belligerency would have jeopardized settlement and arbitration with Great Britain. Working behind the scenes Fish counseled Sherman that Cuban recognition would ultimately lead to war with Spain. The resolution went to the House of Representatives and was ready to pass, however, Fish worked out an agreement with President Grant to send a special message to Congress that urged not to acknowledge the Cuban rebels.

President Grant continued the policy of Cuban belligerent non recognition for the rest of his two administrations. This policy, however, was tested in with the Virginius Affair. After President Grant assumed office on March 4, one of his immediate foreign policy interests was the annexation of the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic, at that time referred to as Santo Domingo, to the United States.

In a private conference with President Grant, Fish agreed to support the Santo Domingo annexation if President Grant sent Congress a non-belligerency statement not to get involved with the Cuban rebellion against Spain. Sumner believed that blacks on Santo Domingo did not share Anglo-American values.

Eighteen Senators led by Charles Sumner defeated the treaty. Grant, angered at Sumner's refusal to support the treaty, fired Sumner's friend J. Grant believed that Sumner had in January stated his support for the Santo Domingo treaty. Sumner was then deprived of his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in by Grant's allies in the Senate.

President Grant and Secretary Fish were interested in establishing an inter-oceanic canal through Panama. As a result, the United States Senate refused to ratify the treaty. Alabama had sunk a significant number of Union merchant ships. Grant, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Senate and the claims remained unresolved.

Fish, who was determined to improve relations with Britain, along with President Grant and Senate supporters, had Charles Sumner removed by vote from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , and the door was open for renewed negotiations with Britain. On January 9, , Fish met with British representative Sir John Rose in Washington and an agreement was made, after much negotiations , to establish a Joint Commission to settle the Alabama Claims to be held in Washington under the direction of Hamilton Fish.

At stake was the financing of America's debt with British bankers during the Civil War, and peace with Britain was required. After 37 meetings, on May 8, the Treaty of Washington was signed at the State Department and became a "landmark of international conciliation". The Senate ratified the treaty on May 24, Under the treaty settlement over disputed Atlantic fisheries and the San Juan Boundary concerning the Oregon boundary line was made.

The treaty was considered an "unprecedented accomplishment", having solved border disputes, reciprocal trade, and navigation issues. A friendly perpetual relationship between Great Britain and America was established, with Britain having expressed regret over the Alabama damages. The signed armistice treaty consisted of seven articles; hostilities were to cease for a minimum of three years and the countries would allow commercial trade with neutral countries.

In , Korea was known as the "Hermit Kingdom", a country determined to remain isolated from other nations, specifically from commerce and trade from Western nations, including the United States. Seward , under President Andrew Johnson , demanded redress for what was perceived as the outrageous actions of the Korean government. Naval warships were ordered to the Orient, however, when Seward's term ended in , he was unable to organize a naval expedition. Low , minister to China, to take the Asiatic Fleet and voyage to Seoul.

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Flag was infringed by the Koreans. On May 8, , Low and Rear Admiral John Rodgers , commander of the Asiatic Squadron, voyaged to Korea with five warships, eighty-five guns, and 1, sailors and marines. The Koreans sent unofficial representatives to stall for time and hope the American squadron would leave. The American fleet fired back, damaging the forts. The Americans demanded an apology on the grounds that the honor of the American flag had been violated. The U. All of the Korean forts taken were destroyed and leveled on June Three hundred fifty Korean Tiger Hunters were killed, compared with only one American officer and two American sailors.

Hugh W. McKee was the first U.

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Papers concern Hamilton Fish's career in Republican politics and his historical interests, but also include papers of his grandfather Hamilton Fish and his great-grandfather Nicholas Fish. Fish's papers include letters, some of which are transcript copies; manuscript and typescript articles, speeches, and notes; clippings, including items from the Congressional Record; telegrams; photographs and prints; biographical articles and printed versions of family documents; invitations and other memorabilia; and scrapbooks.

Papers of his grandfather Hamilton Fish , New York Governor and United States Senator, consist of letters, receipts, accounts, agreements, and appointments, , concerning family news, business matters, legal questions, almshouse affairs, political and campaign matters, legislative affairs, and St. Mark's Church. A finding aid is available in the repository. Papers: In the Isadore Breslau Papers, , 1. Corrspondents include Hamilton Fish.

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