February 11, 1861
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer from Illinois who came from humble beginnings. He spent most of his adult life in politics and his motivation to become President was to help the American people.
Abraham Lincoln become president in March 1861.
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.
No, Abraham Lincoln was not Mexican.
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Hannibal Hamlin did not become a President, but Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's 2nd Vice President, became the President when Lincoln was assassinated.
Lincoln was a Whig when he ran for the Illinois legislature in 1832 and when he was subsequently elected to the Illinois legislature. Lincoln was a Whig when he was elected to the US Congress in 1846. Lincoln did not become a Republican until after the Whig Party fell apart in the late 1850s.
Yes, and no. In 1854, he was elected to the Illinois legislature but declined the seat, hoping instead to become a U.S. Senator (The State Legislature used to Federal Senators). In 1855, he was not nominated by the Illinois legislature to be U.S. Senator, from Illinois. In 1858, he was nominated to be the Republican Senator from Illinois, opposing Democrat Stephen Douglas. In 1859, the Illinois legislature chooses Douglas for the U.S. Senate over Lincoln by a vote of 54 to 46.
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yes he did
Abraham Lincoln
no he did not become president until 1860