Hannibal Hamlin
| Hannibal Hamlin | |||
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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 | ||
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| Party | Democrat (before 1856) Republican (since 1856) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin | ||
| Religion | Unitarian | ||
Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was Abraham Lincoln's first vice president. Abraham Lincoln later rejected him as a VP pick because he wanted a southerner as his running mate for the 1864 election.[1] Hamlin was also a governor and United States Senator from Maine.[2]
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Political career
U.S. Senate, 1848–57
Hamlin ran for U.S. Senate in 1941 as a Jacksonian Democrat, though lost massively.[3] 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.[4]
Short gubernatorial tenure, 1857
In 1956, Hamlin ran for Governor of Maine and easily won by over twenty percentage points.[5] During the election cycle, Hamlin switched party allegiance to join the newly-formed Republican Party which represented abolitionists like himself.[2]
Although he took the seat, Hamlin resigned from being Governor of Maine less than a month afterwards to return to the Senate.[2]
Death
Hamlin died in early July 1891. The funeral was described by The New York Times as the largest:[6]
| “ | ...ever witnessed in Maine. | ” |
References
- ↑ Fandex, Workman Publishing, 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gov. Hannibal Hamlin. National Governors Association. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ ME US Senate Race - Jan 28, 1841. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ ME US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1950. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ ME Governor Race - Sep 08, 1956. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ July 9, 1891. HANNIBAL HAMLIN BURIED.; THE LARGEST FUNERAL EVER WITNESSED IN MAINE.. The New York Times. Archived version available here. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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