Title
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
Bureau/Division/Agency
Archives; Secretary of State
Document Type
MovingImage
Exact Creation Date
10-16-2019
Broad Creation Date
May 1860
Language
English
Other Location
Chicago, Illinois
Keywords
Maine; Vice President
Recommended Citation
"Vice President Hannibal Hamlin" (2019). Maine Bicentennial Moments. 21.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_200th_moments/21
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Rights Statement
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Description
In May of 1860 at the Republican Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Maine Senator Hannibal Hamlin is chosen to run as Abraham Lincoln's candidate for vice president. The two men had never met. If they win, Hamlin predicts to his wife, "There is going to be a war, and a terrible one, "just as surely as the sun will rise tomorrow."