Abraham Lincoln was a President of the United States Of America. He was one of the greatest President of the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin at Sinking Spring farm, south of Hodgenville, in Hardin County, Kentucky. After a land title dispute forced the Lincolns family to leave in 1817, they relocated to Knob Creek farm, eight miles to the north.
When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old he lost his mother, Nancy who died after a brief illness at the age of 34 in 1818. In 1819, just over a year after his mother's death, Abraham Lincoln's father Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, a Kentucky widow with 3 children of her own. She was a strong and affectionate woman with whom Abraham Lincoln quickly bonded.
Though both his parents were most likely illiterate, Thomas new wife Sarah encouraged Abraham to read. Abraham Lincoln spent a formative years, from the age of 7 to 21, on the family farm in Southern Indiana. As he was common on the frontier, Abraham Lincoln received a meager formal education. However, Abraham Lincoln continued to learn on his own from life experiences and through reading and reciting what he had read or heard from others. Reading material was in short supply in the Indiana wilderness. Neighbors recalled how Abraham would walk for miles to borrow a book. He undoubtedly read the family Bible and probably other popular books.
In 1830 twenty one year old Abraham Lincoln joined his extended family in a move to Illinois. After helping his father establish a farm in Macon County, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln set out on his own, making a living in manual labor. At six feet four inches tall, Abraham Lincoln was rawboned and lanky, but muscular and physically strong. He spoke with a backwoods twang and walked with a long striding gait. He was known for his skill in wielding an ax and early on made a living splitting wood for fire and rail fencing.
Abraham Lincoln eventually migrated to the small community of New Salem, Illinois, where over a period of years he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and general store owner. It was there that Abraham Lincoln working with the public, acquired social skills and honed storytelling talent that made him popular with the locals. When the Black Hawk War broke out in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans, the volunteers in the area elected Abraham Lincoln to be their captain.
He worked as a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, and militia soldier.
In 1834 Abraham Lincoln began his political career and he was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. But he was defeated in the legislative race.
In 1844, Abraham Lincoln partnered with William Herndon in the practice of law. Though the two had different jurisprudent styles, they developed a close professional and personal relationship. Abraham Lincoln made a good living in his early years as a lawyer, but found that Springfield alone didn't offer enough work, so to supplement his income.
Abraham Lincoln served a single term in the US House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. In 1848, intent on keeping his name before the national audience, Abraham Lincoln campaigned in Maryland and Massachusetts for Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor. Then he retired Springfield. Although elected in 1854 again to the state legislature, he promptly resigned to run for the US Senate, losing on the ninth ballot in the state legislature.
After his defeat, Abraham Lincoln abandoned the defunct Whig Party and joined the new Republican Party in 1856. This new national party was comprised of many former Whigs who opposed slavery.
In 1857, the supreme court issued it's controversial decision Scott vs. Sanford, declaring African's Americans were not citizens and had no inherent rights. Though Abraham Lincoln felt African Americans were not equal to whites, he believed America's founders created with certain inalienable rights. Abraham Lincoln decided to challenge sitting US Senator Stephen Douglas for his seat. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States of America.
When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old he lost his mother, Nancy who died after a brief illness at the age of 34 in 1818. In 1819, just over a year after his mother's death, Abraham Lincoln's father Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, a Kentucky widow with 3 children of her own. She was a strong and affectionate woman with whom Abraham Lincoln quickly bonded.
Though both his parents were most likely illiterate, Thomas new wife Sarah encouraged Abraham to read. Abraham Lincoln spent a formative years, from the age of 7 to 21, on the family farm in Southern Indiana. As he was common on the frontier, Abraham Lincoln received a meager formal education. However, Abraham Lincoln continued to learn on his own from life experiences and through reading and reciting what he had read or heard from others. Reading material was in short supply in the Indiana wilderness. Neighbors recalled how Abraham would walk for miles to borrow a book. He undoubtedly read the family Bible and probably other popular books.
In 1830 twenty one year old Abraham Lincoln joined his extended family in a move to Illinois. After helping his father establish a farm in Macon County, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln set out on his own, making a living in manual labor. At six feet four inches tall, Abraham Lincoln was rawboned and lanky, but muscular and physically strong. He spoke with a backwoods twang and walked with a long striding gait. He was known for his skill in wielding an ax and early on made a living splitting wood for fire and rail fencing.
Abraham Lincoln eventually migrated to the small community of New Salem, Illinois, where over a period of years he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and general store owner. It was there that Abraham Lincoln working with the public, acquired social skills and honed storytelling talent that made him popular with the locals. When the Black Hawk War broke out in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans, the volunteers in the area elected Abraham Lincoln to be their captain.
He worked as a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, and militia soldier.
In 1834 Abraham Lincoln began his political career and he was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. But he was defeated in the legislative race.
In 1844, Abraham Lincoln partnered with William Herndon in the practice of law. Though the two had different jurisprudent styles, they developed a close professional and personal relationship. Abraham Lincoln made a good living in his early years as a lawyer, but found that Springfield alone didn't offer enough work, so to supplement his income.
Abraham Lincoln served a single term in the US House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. In 1848, intent on keeping his name before the national audience, Abraham Lincoln campaigned in Maryland and Massachusetts for Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor. Then he retired Springfield. Although elected in 1854 again to the state legislature, he promptly resigned to run for the US Senate, losing on the ninth ballot in the state legislature.
After his defeat, Abraham Lincoln abandoned the defunct Whig Party and joined the new Republican Party in 1856. This new national party was comprised of many former Whigs who opposed slavery.
In 1857, the supreme court issued it's controversial decision Scott vs. Sanford, declaring African's Americans were not citizens and had no inherent rights. Though Abraham Lincoln felt African Americans were not equal to whites, he believed America's founders created with certain inalienable rights. Abraham Lincoln decided to challenge sitting US Senator Stephen Douglas for his seat. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States of America.
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