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The Republican Party's mascot was first used in 1874 in a cartoon drawing that appeared in Harper's Weekly. Thomas Nast was the creator of the elephant that is still used by the Republican Party today.
The Mascot for the Republican Party is a red white and blue elephant with three white stars on it's back.
Thomas Nast
Abraham Lincoln was the first president who was a member of the modern Republican party. Some sources, particularly simplified charts, describe earlier presidents as being republican, but that was a different and not directly related party, which was formally called the Republican Democratic party. Thomas Jefferson, for example, is often cited as being the first Republican president, but he was, in fact, a Republican Democrat.
The first Republican Nominee for President was John C. Fremont. Unfortunately, he lost the election, and the first Republican President was Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican party.