Hiram Bingham III
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Hiram Bingham III was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers.
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Bingham (upper right) with a local guide on a jungle bridge at Espiritu Pampa in Peru, hand-colored glass slide, 1911![Temple of the Three Windows, once featuring the inscription "A. Lizárraga 1902" left by Lizárraga, later erased[citation needed] by Bingham](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Room_of_the_Three_Windows_-_Machu_Picchu.jpg/1280px-Room_of_the_Three_Windows_-_Machu_Picchu.jpg)
Temple of the Three Windows, once featuring the inscription "A. Lizárraga 1902" left by Lizárraga, later erased[citation needed] by Bingham
Hiram Bingham painted by Mary Foote, sister of Harry Ward Foote, the Yale chemistry professor who was Bingham's companion on his trips to Peru
Hiram Bingham III at his desk in 1917In their orbit 6
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Hiram Bingham III was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered 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. He had been elected in 1924 as governor, but was also elected to the Senate and chose that position. He served as a member of the United States Senate until 1933.
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