Vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
"Senator Hamlin" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Hamlin (disambiguation).
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Hannibal Hamlin
Photograph c. 1860–1865
15th Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865
President
Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by
John C. Breckinridge
Succeeded by
Andrew Johnson
United States Minister to Spain
In office December 20, 1881 – October 17, 1882
President
Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by
Lucius Fairchild
Succeeded by
John W. Foster
United States Senator from Maine
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by
Lot M. Morrill
Succeeded by
Eugene Hale
In office March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861
Preceded by
Amos Nourse
Succeeded by
Lot M. Morrill
In office June 8, 1848 – January 7, 1857
Preceded by
Wyman B. S. Moor
Succeeded by
Amos Nourse
26th Governor of Maine
In office January 8, 1857 – February 25, 1857
Preceded by
Samuel Wells
Succeeded by
Joseph H. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by
Alfred Marshall
Succeeded by
James S. Wiley
Personal details
Born
(1809-08-27)August 27, 1809 Paris, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.
Died
July 4, 1891(1891-07-04) (aged 81) Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Resting place
Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor, Maine)
Political party
Republican (1856–1891)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (before 1856)
Spouses
Sarah Emery
(m. 1833; died 1855)
Ellen Emery
(m. 1856)
Children
6, including Charles, Cyrus, and Hannibal
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Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican vice president.
An attorney by background, Hamlin began his political career as a Democrat in the Maine House of Representatives before being elected twice to the United States House of Representatives, and then to the United States Senate. With his strong abolitionist views, he left the Democratic Party for the newly formed Republican Party in 1856. In the 1860 general election, Hamlin balanced the successful Republican ticket as a New Englander partnered with the Northwesterner Lincoln. Although not a close friend of the president, he lent loyal support to his key projects such as the Emancipation Proclamation.
In the 1864 election, Hamlin was replaced as vice-presidential nominee by Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat chosen for his appeal to Southern Unionists. After being appointed Collector of the Port of Boston, Hamlin was elected to two more terms in the Senate, and finally served as U.S. Minister to Spain before retiring in 1882.
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