[DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election, 1856 - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States presidential election of 1856 was the 18th quadrennial 
presidential election, ... New parties such as the Republican Party (strongly 
against slavery's ... nominated John C. Frmont of California as its first 
presidential candidate. .... William L. Dayton was nominated for vice-president 
over Abraham Lincoln. [DOC] [TLE] William L. Dayton - Wikipedia [PAR] William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807  December 1, 1864) was an American 
politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 
1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential ... In 
1837, he was elected to the New Jersey Legislative Council and became an... [DOC] [TLE] 1860 Republican National Convention - Wikipedia [PAR] Vice Presidential nominee, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. Other candidates, William 
H. Seward.  1856  1864 . The 1860 Republican National Convention, also 
known as the 2nd Republican National ... Party leaders sought to hold their 1860 
nominating convention in the .... William L. Dayton ... 1st Vice-Presidential Ballot... [DOC] [TLE] 1856 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia [PAR] Vice Presidential nominee, John C. Breckinridge of. Kentucky.  1852  1860 . 
The 1856 Democratic National Convention was the seventh political convention 
of the United States Democratic Party. Held from June 2 to June 6, 1856, prior to 
the November elections, at Smith ... The Democratic Party faced continued North-
South sectional division over... [DOC] [TLE] Republican National Political Conventions 1856-2008 (Library of ... [PAR] The first Republican convention was held June 17 - 19, 1856 in Philadelphia 
amid ... This new party nominated John C. Fremont of California for president. ... 
as a vice presidential candidate to William L. Dayton, a former senator from New 
Jersey. ... became the frontrunner after two major contenders withdrew from the 
race... [DOC] [TLE] The Historical Precedent for VP Candidates from New Jersey ... [PAR] Jul 5, 2016 ... In 1856, Dayton, a United States Senator from New Jersey, became the Grand 
Old Party's first vice presidential candidate on a ticket with John ... Apparently, 
William McKinley didn't care about stuff like that when in 1896 he... [DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election of 1856 - Britannica.com [PAR] The period leading up to the presidential election of 1856 saw the political ... to 
one of two new parties: the Know-Nothings, an anti-immigration party formed ... 
from Kentucky with ties to Douglas, received the vice presidential nomination. ... 
with William L. Dayton, a former U.S. senator from New Jersey as his running 
mate. [DOC] [TLE] John C. Fremont for President 1856 - SCVHistory.com [PAR] His vice presidential running mate was William Dayton. ... and Fremont (33.1 
percent) finished ahead of the incumbent president from New York, Millard ... a 
two-year term and became the Republican Party's first presidential candidate in 
1856,... [DOC] [TLE] Launching Abraham Lincoln's Campaign for the Presidency ... [PAR] The party's nominee for president was John C. Fremont, a former California ... 
Leading the pack was former New Jersey Senator William L. Dayton. ... "I 
nominate for the vice-presidency, Abram Lincoln," Allison declared, getting his 
first name wrong. ... In 1856, West Chester was an ideal place to be involved with 
American... [DOC] [TLE] 1856 | Presidential Campaigns & Elections Reference [PAR] John C. Frmont (43, Episcopalian), William Dayton (49, ) Republican ... 
Incumbent President and Vice President on Election Day: ... First national 
convention of the party, which had formed in 1854. ... Abraham Lincoln vied for 
the Vice Presidential candidacy with William L. Dayton, a former senator from 
New Jersey, who... [DOC] [TLE] Presidential Elections - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] Under this new order, George Washington, the first U.S. president, was ... The 
candidate with a majority won the presidency, and the runner-up became vice .... 
The Republican party broke apart in the 1824 election. .... 1856: James 
Buchanan vs. ... Frmont of California for president and William L. Dayton for

Question: In 1856 William Dayton became the first vice presidential candidate of this new party
Answer: Republican