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| − | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first [[vice president]]. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln later rejected him as a | + | '''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> |
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Revision as of 21:13, June 7, 2021
| Hannibal Hamlin | |
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| 15th Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1861 - March 4, 1865 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | John C. Breckinridge |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Johnson |
| Born | August 27, 1809 Paris, Maine |
| Died | July 4, 1891 (aged 81) Bangor, Maine |
| Spouse | Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin |
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.[1] He was also a governor and United States Senator from Maine.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Fandex, Workman Publishing, 2002.
- ↑ National Governors Association: Maine Governor Hannibal Hamlin
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