Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
- Name:
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
- Title:
- Congressman
16th President, United States of America, 1861-assassinatino in 1865
Captain in Illinois militian in Black Hawk War
Admitted to the bar in 1836 to practice law in Illinois.
IL House of Representatives for 4 years. - Born:
- 02/12/1809
- Birthplace:
- Sinking Spring Farm, Hardin County, KY
- Died:
- 04/15/1865
- Death Location:
- Washington, DC
- Residence:
- Salem, IL
Springfield, IL
Washington, DC
Sinking Spring Farm, Hardin County, KY
Perry County, IN (now Spencer County)
Macon County, IL
Coles County, IL
New Salem, IL
Springfield, IL. - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Lawyer: represented Alton Sanamon Railroad, and Wiliam "Duff" Armstrong (1858), among others.
Politician - Father:
- Lincoln, Thomas
- Mother:
- Hanks, Nancy
- Relations:
- Lincoln, Sarah: older sister, took care of Abraham after his mother's death, until their father remarried.
Johnston, Sarah Bush: step mother to Abraham Lincoln from 1819. - Spouse:
- Mary Todd (1818-1882).
- Children:
- Lincoln, Robert Todd
Lincoln, William Wallace (1850-1862)
Lincoln, Edward Baker (1846-1850)
Lincoln, Thomas ("Tad") (1853-1871). - Notes:
- Wikipedia, "Abraham Lincoln", 7-15-2011.
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