Abraham Lincoln, a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, secures the Republican Party's nomination for President beating Senator William H. Seward of New York who was considered the front-runner. Lincoln went on to win the 1860 election, becoming the first Republican president. The Republican Party was founded in 1854.
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