Hiram Bingham III

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Hiram Bingham formally Hiram Bingham III (November 19 1875 – June 6 1956) was an academic explorer treasure hunter and politician from the United States. He made public the existence of the Quechua citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later Bingham served as a member of the United States Senate.

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active years end date

1925-01-08, 1933-03-04

active years start date

1924-12-17

alma mater

Harvard University, University of California Berkeley, Yale University

birth date

1875-11-19

birth place

Honolulu

child

Hiram Bingham IV, Jonathan Brewster Bingham

death date

1956-06-06

governor

Charles A. Templeton

lieutenant

John H. Trumbull

military branch

United States Army Air Service, National Guard of the United States, Aviation Section U.S. Signal Corps

military rank

Lieutenant colonel, Captain (United States O-3)

order in office

58th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 69th Governor of Connecticut

party

Republican Party (United States)

religion

Protestantism