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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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