Several of Lincoln's cabinet members had been his rivals for the presidency.

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This is true. In fact, Lincoln intentionally selected some of his political rivals as cabinet members in order to create a sense of unity and bring together different factions within the Republican Party. Some of his cabinet members who had campaigned against him for the nomination in the 1860 election included William H. Seward and Salmon P. Chase.

Several of Lincoln's Cabinet Members Had Been His Rivals for the Presidency