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Hamlin, Hannibal

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Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891)

US political leader and vice-president 1861-65. Originally a Democrat, he served in the US House of Representatives 1843-47 and the US Senate 1848-61. Opposed to slavery, he joined the Republican Party 1856. He was vice-president in Abraham Lincoln's first term. Returning to the Senate as a radical Republican 1868-80, he later served as US minister to Spain 1881-82.

Hamlin was born in Paris Hill, Maine. He worked at a succession of jobs before studying law and becoming a barrister 1833. He served in the state legislature 1836-41 and was briefly governor of Maine 1857.
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