Timelines for year 1856

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln


In 1856, he was on the Short list of possible Vice Presidential nominees to run with John Charles Fremont - the first-ever Republican candidate for President of the United States.

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith


Nephew of comedian and character actor, Jay "Handsome Danny Mann" Burgess (1856-1937).

Doris Hamner

Doris Hamner


Daughter-in-law of Walter Clifton Hamner (1856-1935) and Susan Henry Spencer Hamner (1890-1963).