Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected President of the United States in 1860. The Republican Party was founded in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, and Lincoln's election led to the Civil War and ultimately the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Yes, He came to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1856. The only time he ever visited the state.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Yes. When Fremont ran for president in 1856, he was well-known for his anti-slavery opinion.
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.
Abraham Lincoln ran in the election of 1856 against Fredrick Douglass and wanted slavery stoped.
1856:Lincoln helped to create the Republican Party in Illinois.
I believe the answer to this question is the Republican Party which was form in Wisconsin in 1856 and was the party of Abraham Lincoln who was elected President in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1856 by John Wilkes Booth
According to the official history of the Republican Party, the Republicans became a national party in 1856, nominating John C. Fremont for President. That election effort failed but the Grand Old Party (GOP) succeeded four years later with the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. With Lincoln's election, the Republican Party became firmly established as a major political party.FYI - The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party."GOP" is often used as a substitute reference to the Republican Party. "GOP" is an acronym for "Grand Olde Party."
The 1860 presidential election showed the major difference of opinion between the north and the south over the issue of slavery. Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Lincoln attempted to run for Vice President in 1856 when he was 47.
Abraham Lincoln ran for the US senate seat of Illinois in 1856. He based his election run on his opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. of 1854. He lost to Lyman Trumbull.
He was never unelected he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, while in office in 1856
The first person elected to the US Presidency from the Republican Party was Abraham Lincoln. The first national Republican campaign for President ran John Fremont in 1856 but he lost.
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected President of the United States in 1860. The Republican Party was founded in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, and Lincoln's election led to the Civil War and ultimately the abolition of slavery in the United States.