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Hiram Bingham
b.19 Nov 1875 Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
d.6 Jun 1956 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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m. 20 Nov 1899
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Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer, and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as Governor of Connecticut for a single day, the shortest term in history, and then as a member of the United States Senate.
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