| − | '''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 name=ngaprofile>[https://www.nga.org/governor/hannibal-hamlin/ Gov. Hannibal Hamlin]. ''National Governors Association''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> | + | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) 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 name=ngaprofile>[https://www.nga.org/governor/hannibal-hamlin/ Gov. Hannibal Hamlin]. ''National Governors Association''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> |