Hiram Bingham III
American politician
Died when: 80 years 200 days (966 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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 the 69th Governor of Connecticut for a single day in 1925—the shortest term in history—and then as a member of the United States Senate until 1933.
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