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No. His only real major political office before president was one term in Congress (as a member of the Whig party) under President James K. Polk.
Lincoln did attempt to run as Vice President nominee of the Republican party in 1856, but he was ultimately unsuccessful.
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FranNo. Although the Republican party chose a different Vice President for the 1964 election as the 1960 election (Andrew Johnson vs Hannibal Hamlin), Lincoln had a single Vice President for each term. At this time the 25th amendment had not yet passed. This legalized the way that Vice Presidents were to be replaced in the event that the office was vacated, or the Vice President was incapacitated.
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HOW did Andrew Jonson BECOME PRESident?
When Abraham Lincoln was nominated for President for a second term, Andrew Johnson replaced Hannibal Hamlin as Lincoln's running mate for Vice President. (Hannibal Hamlin had been Lincoln's Vice President during his first term in office, as President.)Abraham Lincoln won the 1864 Presidential election, with Andrew Johnson as Vice President. Lincoln served less than 2 months in office during his second term as President when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.Andrew Johnson, the Vice President then took the role as President when Lincoln died.
Which of these men was the Vice President who succeeded Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln terms?
Abraham Lincoln was elected to the office of President for 2 terms. He was elected to his first term as President on November 6, 1860, and sworn into office on March 4, 1861. He was re-elected as President, for a second term, on November 8, 1864, and sworn into office on March 4, 1865. He served about 42 days of his second term, as he was assassinated on April 14, 1865, and died on April 15, 1865.
What US presidents did not serve a full term and why?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated James Garfield was assassinated William McKinley was assassinated Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly in the midst of his 4th term John F. Kennedy was assassinated Richard Nixon resigned (before he was going to be impeached)
Who was the vice president of the United States during Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States, who served during the American Civil War had two different Vice-Presidents his first was Hannibal Hamlin and then for his second term, in an effort to sway more Democrats to his side choose Democrat Andrew Johnson who would become the 17th President of the United States when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
