Abraham Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ən / LINK-ən; February 12, – April 15, ) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from until his assassination in
This is an Abraham Lincoln timeline, outlining the chief events in the personal life and political career of President Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is born on February 19, in a log cabin on the American frontier.
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Abraham Lincoln, a self‑taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November , shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Lincoln spent his formative years, from the age of 7 to 21, on the family farm in Little Pigeon Creek Community of Spencer County, in Southwestern Indiana. As was common on the frontier, Lincoln received a meager formal education, the accumulation of just under twelve months.
Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November , shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War.
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From to , Abraham Lincoln occupied a seat in the Illinois state legislature. He also practiced law in Illinois during the s and ’40s, and in that time he became one of the state’s most renowned lawyers.