Abraham Lincoln

Born: February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, KentuckyMiddle Name: NoneParents: Thomas and Nancy Hanks LincolnSiblings: Sarah (1807-1828), Thomas (1812)Places Lived: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, District of ColumbiaWife: Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882); married 1842Children: Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926), Edward Baker Lincoln (1846-1850), William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862), Thomas (Tad) Lincoln (1853-1871)Property Owned: Iowa and Illinois (home purchase: 1844, Springfield)Formal Education: About 1 year totalDegrees: Honorary degrees from Knox College (1860), Columbia (1861), Princeton (1864)Political Party: Whig (1832-1856), Republican (1856-1865)Offices Held: elected to Illinois General Assembly in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840; elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1846; elected sixteenth President of the U.S. in 1860 and 1864Vice Presidents: Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew JohnsonPresidential Library: Springfield, IllinoisNon-Political Work: Farmhand, clerk, flatboatman, store owner, surveyor, postmaster, lawyerLaw Partners: John T. Stuart (1837-1841), Stephen T. Logan (1841-1844), William B. Herndon (1844-1865)Military Experience: Captain and private, Illinois Militia (1832); Commander-in-Chief (1861-1865)Patent: #6469 granted May 22, 1849 for device to lift boats over shoals; only U.S. President to own a patentMost Famous Speeches: Lyceum Address (1838), "Lost" Speech (1856), House Divided Speech (1858), Debates with Stephen Douglas (1858), Cooper Union Address (1860), First Inaugural Address (1861), Gettysburg Address (1863), Second Inaugural Address (1865)Appearance: 6'4", 180 lbs., gray eyes, black hair, size 14 shoeDeath: Shot by John Wilkes Booth April 14; died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois; May 4, 1865Sources: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler and The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia by Mark E. Neely, Jr.Related LinksLincoln Family Timeline (ALO)Mary Lincoln Bibliography (National First Ladies' Library)Timeline of Abraham Lincoln's Life (The History Place)