| − | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first [[vice president]]. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln later rejected him as a vice president because he wanted a southerner as his running mate for the 1864 election.<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.</ref> He was also a [[governor]] and United States [[Senator]] from [[Maine]].<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_maine/col2-content/main-content-list/title_hamlin_hannibal.html National Governors Association: ''Maine Governor Hannibal Hamlin '']</ref> | + | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first [[vice president]]. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln later rejected him as a vice president because he wanted a southerner as his running mate for the 1864 election.<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.</ref> He was also a [[governor]] and United States [[Senator]] from [[Maine]].<ref>[https://www.nga.org/governor/hannibal-hamlin/ Gov. Hannibal Hamlin]. ''National Governors Association''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> |