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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 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> | + | '''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> |
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | ===U.S. Senate, pre-Civil War years=== | ||
| + | Hamlin ran for U.S. Senate in 1941 as a Jacksonian Democrat, though very narrowly lost. Although a member of the [[Democratic Party]] during this period, he was largely a nominal figure, as he consistently opposed [[slavery]]. He was appointed to the Senate in 1848, and won re-election in 1850 and 1856. In the latter election cycle, Hamlin switched party allegiance to join the newly-formed [[Republican Party]] represented [[abolitionists]] like himself.<ref name=ngaprofile/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:33, August 21, 2021
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| 15th Vice President of the United States From: March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 | |||
| President | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Predecessor | John C. Breckinridge | ||
| Successor | Andrew Johnson | ||
| Former U.S. Senator from Maine From: March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1881 | |||
| Predecessor | Lot M. Morrill | ||
| Successor | Eugene Hale | ||
| Former U.S. Senator from Maine From: March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861 | |||
| Predecessor | Amos Norse | ||
| Successor | Lot M. Morill | ||
| Former U.S. Senator from Maine From: June 8, 1848 – January 7, 1857 | |||
| Predecessor | Wyman B. S. Moor | ||
| Successor | Amos Nourse | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Maine's 6th Congressional District From: March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |||
| Predecessor | Alfred Marshall | ||
| Successor | James S. Wiley | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat (before 1856) Republican (since 1856) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin | ||
| Religion | Unitarian | ||
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]
Political career
U.S. Senate, pre-Civil War years
Hamlin ran for U.S. Senate in 1941 as a Jacksonian Democrat, though very narrowly lost. Although a member of the Democratic Party during this period, he was largely a nominal figure, as he consistently opposed slavery. He was appointed to the Senate in 1848, and won re-election in 1850 and 1856. In the latter election cycle, Hamlin switched party allegiance to join the newly-formed Republican Party represented abolitionists like himself.[2]
References
- ↑ Fandex, Workman Publishing, 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gov. Hannibal Hamlin. National Governors Association. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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