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.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican party.
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 member of the Republican Party to be elected President of the United States, in 1860. The Republican Party was formed in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
Franklin Roosevelt
He was a Republican.
Abraham Lincoln
Republican, and he was the first Republican President elected to the office.
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president of the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1860.
The Republican Party was founded in 1854, with Abraham Lincoln as one of its early members. Prior to that, including during his time in the House of Representatives, Lincoln was in the Whig Party.
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican party.
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.
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected to office.
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 (which actually spawned a quasi-modern Democratic party).
The first Republican Nominee for President was John C. Fremont. Unfortunately, he lost the election, and the first Republican President was Abraham Lincoln.