The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Hamilton Fish
U.S. Secretary of State under Grant.
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Also known as Mr. Fish, Fish, Secretary Fish
First appearance: XVII: President Grant (1869)
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Secretary of State; seen as conservative and deferential to Sumner.
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