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President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
An iconic photograph of a bearded Abraham Lincoln showing his head and shoulders.
President Lincoln in 1863
16th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865)
Andrew Johnson (1865)
Preceded by James Buchanan
Succeeded by Andrew Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by John Henry
Succeeded by Thomas L. Harris
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1834–1842
Personal details
Born (1809-02-12)February 12, 1809
Sinking Spring Farm,
near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died April 15, 1865(1865-04-15) (aged 56)
Petersen House,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death Assassination
Resting place Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery,
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Whig (1834–1854)
Republican (1854–1865)
Other political
affiliations
National Union (1864–1865)
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Spouse(s) Mary Todd
(m. 1842)
Children Robert Lincoln
Edward Lincoln
Willie Lincoln
Tad Lincoln
Parents Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Profession Lawyer, politician
Religion See here
Signature Cursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
 Illinois
Service/branch Illinois Militia
Years of service 3 months
(April 21, 1832 – July 10, 1832)
Rank
  • Captain
    (April 21, 1832 – May 27, 1832)
  • Private
    (May 28, 1832 – July 10, 1832)
OBS:. Discharged from his command and re-enlisted as a Private.
Battles/wars Black Hawk War
The Lincoln Cabinet
Office Name Term
President Abraham Lincoln 1861–1865
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin 1861–1865
Andrew Johnson 1865
Secretary of State William H. Seward 1861–1865
Secretary of Treasury Salmon P. Chase 1861–1864
William P. Fessenden 1864–1865
Hugh McCulloch 1865
Secretary of War Simon Cameron 1861–1862
Edwin M. Stanton 1862–1865
Attorney General Edward Bates 1861–1864
James Speed 1864–1865
Postmaster General Montgomery Blair 1861–1864
William Dennison Jr. 1864–1865
Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles 1861–1865
Secretary of the Interior Caleb Blood Smith 1861–1862
John Palmer Usher 1863–1865

Abraham Lincoln (Listeni/ˈbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.

Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, in which he served for eight years. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, tariffs, and railroads. Because he had originally agreed not to run for a second term in Congress, and because his opposition to the Mexican–American War was unpopular among Illinois voters, Lincoln returned to Springfield and resumed his successful law practice. Reentering politics in 1854, he became a leader in building the new Republican Party, which had a statewide majority in Illinois. In 1858, while taking part in a series of highly publicized debates with his opponent and rival, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln spoke out against the expansion of slavery, but lost the U.S. Senate race to Douglas.


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