Willie d burton biography of abraham lincoln

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    Abraham Lincoln

    President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

    For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation).

    "President Lincoln" redirects here. For the troopship, see USS President Lincoln.

    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln in 1863

    In office
    March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
    Vice President
    Preceded byJames Buchanan
    Succeeded byAndrew Johnson
    In office
    March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
    Preceded byJohn Henry
    Succeeded byThomas L. Harris
    In office
    December 1, 1834 – December 4, 1842
    Preceded byAchilles Morris
    Born(1809-02-12)February 12, 1809
    Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
    DiedApril 15, 1865(1865-04-15) (aged 56)
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Manner of deathAssassination bygd gunshot
    Resting placeLincoln Tomb
    Political party
    Other political
    affiliations    		National Union (1864–1865)
    Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
    Spouse

    Mary Todd

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    Abraham Lincoln and Virginia


     
    In 1778 Abraham Lincoln’s father, Thomas Lincoln, was born in Linville Creek, Virginia. Three years earlier, Daniel Boone led his first group of pioneers from Virginia into Kentucky. Two years later, grandfather Abraham Lincoln, son Thomas Lincoln, and the rest of the Lincoln family followed Boone and other pioneers across the Appalachians. Years earlier, the Lincoln and Boone families had attended the same Quaker meeting house in Pennsylvania until the Boones were expelled. Grandson Abraham Lincoln would be born in Kentucky.

    In the 1860 presidential campaign, the Lincolns’ Virginia roots provided no home state advantage for grandson Abraham Lincoln, but Virginia did help him win the Republican nomination for president in Chicago in mid-May. Historian William C. Harris wrote: “In one of the many ironies associated with the Civil War era, a southern delegation – Virginia’s – played a key role in the balloti

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    Abraham Lincoln and Delaware


     
    Abraham Lincoln wasn’t a regular visitor to Delaware. He was hardly even an occasional visitor. The state wasn’t a Republican stronghold and Mr. Lincoln was never personally popular there. On Saturday, June 10, 1848, Congressman Lincoln left the Whig National Convention in Philadelphia to return to Washington. He stopped in Wilmington along with three other Whig congressman – Tennessee’s William T. Haskell, Florida’s Edward C. Cabell, and Delaware’s John W. Houston. They all gave speeches to a “ratification meeting” at Wilmington in favor of Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor and in opposition to Democratic handling of the Mexican-American War. The Delaware State Journal reported:

    “The first speaker introduced to the assembled multitude was the ‘lone Star of Illinois,’ Hon. Mr. Lincoln. He was received with three hearty cheers, and delivered an eloquent and patriot