He didn't. He was a result of a party that destroyed itself ( sort of like it is doing now) and he became ( much to his surprise) the presidential candidate for the new party.
at the time there was a party called the whigs. Then later he joined the republicans
Yes Lincoln was the first Republican president Before the establishment of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Whig party. Then when the Republican party was formed, he joined the Republican party. This was because Lincoln did not believe slavery was moral. .
The Republican party.
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Lincoln was in the Republican Party (like the majority of the Northern States). However, the Republican Party during Lincoln's time was very different than the Republicans now.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican party.
With the understanding that Abe refers to Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln was first a Whig party member. When the Whigs Party ended, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican Party.
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He was originally part of the Whig party, but when the Whigs fell apart, Lincoln joined the newly formed Republican party. He was the first Republican President.
Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected to office.
Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party of 1854, but is was a VERY different Republican Party than we have today.