when did he become the president of america?
1861
Abraham Lincoln
 who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. 
who was william h. seward? He was United States Secretary of State, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. where was he born? Village of Florida which political party did he represent? Republican Party when did he become the governor? January 1, 1839 has he done a campaign for any other leader? Yes, for  Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln [SEP] Introduction
Abraham Lincoln (; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin and was raised on the frontier primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois.