1860 Republican National Convention
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The 1860 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where Abraham Lincoln secured the presidential nomination that would propel him to the White House on the eve of the American Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States political convention ⓘ |
| adopted | 1860 Republican Party platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotsRequiredForPresidentialNomination | 3 ⓘ |
| category |
1860 in American politics
ⓘ
Political conventions in Chicago ⓘ Republican Party presidential nominating conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| closingDate | 1860-05-18 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| delegatesRepresented | free states and some border states ⓘ |
| endDate | 1860-05-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1864 National Union National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | 1860 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBuildingName | The Wigwam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBuildingType | convention hall ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent | nomination of the 1860 Republican presidential ticket ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCandidate |
Edward Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1860-05-16 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformPosition |
opposition to the expansion of slavery into the territories
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support for a protective tariff ⓘ support for homestead legislation ⓘ support for internal improvements ⓘ |
| politicalContext | sectional crisis over slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1856 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialBallotWinner | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialNominee | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1860 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Abraham Lincoln 1860 presidential campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican ticket of Lincoln–Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped propel the Republican Party to national power
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secured Abraham Lincoln’s nomination for President of the United States ⓘ |
| startDate | 1860-05-16 ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Wigwam (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNominee | Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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