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| − | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first vice president. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln 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> | + | '''Hannibal Hamlin''' was [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first vice president. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln 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/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=3add224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD</ref>. |
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Revision as of 02:18, January 29, 2009
| 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, USA |
| Died | July 04, 1891 Bangor, Maine, USA |
| Spouse | Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin |
Hannibal Hamlin was Abraham Lincoln's first vice president. He was formerly a Senator from (West) Virginia. Abraham Lincoln 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].
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