Original: Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 July 4, 1891) was the 15th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Abraham Lincoln from 1861-1865.
Simplified: Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 - July 4, 1891) was a politician from Maine. He was the first Republican to serve as Vice President of the United States, elected as Abraham Lincoln's Vice President in the 1860 presidential election.