James Hammond Trumbull
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 | December 20, 1821 Stonington, Connecticut, US |
| Died | August 5, 1897 (aged 75) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 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. 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.