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Abraham
Lincoln
16th
President of the United States
March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865
Nicknames: Honest Abe; Illinois Rail-Splitter
Born: February 12, 1809, in Hardin (Larue)
County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865 at Petersen's Boarding
House, Washington DC |
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Father: Thomas
Lincoln
Mother: Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Stepmother: Sarah Bush Johnston
Married: Mary
Todd (1818-1882), on November 4, 1842
Children: Robert
Todd Lincoln (1843-1926); Edward Baker Lincoln
(1846-50); William Wallace Lincoln (1850-62); Thomas
"Tad" Lincoln (1853-71)
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions:
- Elected to Illinois State Legislature, 1834
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1847-49
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