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  1. Nov 1, 2017 · Lincoln received his first endorsement during the Illinois Republican State Convention in Decatur on May 9–10, 1860. Lincoln was elected the 16 th US president on November 6, 1860, making him the first Republican Party affiliated president.

  2. The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms. The table provides a list of presidents of the United States. *Died in office.

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  3. Abraham Lincoln: First Republican President and Civil War Leader. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in rural Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, the son of an illiterate carpenter and farmer. Young Lincoln received little formal schooling and was largely self-taught.

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  5. Nov 6, 2017 · On this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican to win the presidency, defeating a divided Democratic Party. His victory, with 40 percent of the popular vote, in a four-way...

  6. Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency. Lincoln successfully presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency and resulted in the end of slavery.

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