On May 18, 1860, former Congressman Abraham Lincoln upset the #Republican front runner, William Seward, at the party’s second convention in Chicago, setting in motion the eventual regional split that became the #civilwar
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-abraham-lincoln-is-gop-nominee-in-an-upset
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At the party's convention in Chicago, "Honest Abe" became the next presidential hopeful. Seasoned US Senator from Maine, Hannibal Hamlin was selected to be Lincoln’s running mate.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/lincoln-from-postmaster-to-president/the-1860-republican-nomination
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