James Hammond Trumbull | |
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Connecticut State Librarian | |
In office 1854 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Charles J. Hoadly |
Secretary of the State of Connecticut | |
In office 1861–1866 | |
Preceded by | John Boyd |
Succeeded by | Leverett E. Pease |
Personal details | |
Born | Stonington, Connecticut, US | December 20, 1821
Died | August 5, 1897 Hartford, Connecticut | (aged 75)
Political party | Republican |
Relations | Henry Clay Trumbull Annie Trumbull Slosson Annie Eliot Trumbull |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation | Historian, philologist, politician |
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James Hammond Trumbull (December 20, 1821 – August 5, 1897) was an American historian, philologist, bibliographer, and politician.[1] A scholar of American Indian languages, he served as the first Connecticut State Librarian in 1854 and as Secretary of State from 1861 to 1866.[2]
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