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    Abraham Lincoln

    President of the United States from to

    For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation).

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

    Abraham Lincoln

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    In office
    March 4, &#;– April 15,
    Vice President
    Preceded byJames Buchanan
    Succeeded byAndrew Johnson
    In office
    March 4, &#;– March 3,
    Preceded byJohn Henry
    Succeeded byThomas L. Harris
    In office
    December 1, &#;– December 4,
    Preceded byAchilles Morris
    Born()February 12,
    Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
    DiedApril 15, () (aged&#;56)
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Manner&#;of&#;deathAssassination by gunshot
    Resting placeLincoln Tomb
    Political party
    Other political
    affiliations    		National Union (–)
    Height6&#;ft 4&#;in (&#;cm)[1]
    Spouse

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    Children
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    RelativesLincoln family
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    Abraham Lincoln ()

    Abraham Lincoln  ©Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and one of the great American leaders. His presidency was dominated by the American Civil War.

    Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was brought up in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. His parents were poor pioneers and Lincoln was largely self-educated. In , he qualified as a lawyer and went to work in a law practice in Springfield, Illinois. He sat in the state legislature from to and in was elected to Congress, representing the Whig Party for a term. In , he joined the new Republican Party and in he was asked to run as their presidential candidate.

    In the presidential campaign, Lincoln made his opposition to slavery very clear. His victory provoked a crisis, with many southerners fearing that he would attempt to abolish slavery in the South. Seven southern states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy. F

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    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    Portrait by Alexander Gardner, November

    In office
    March 4, &#;– April 15,
    Vice PresidentHannibal Hamlin (–)
    Andrew Johnson (March–April )
    Preceded byJames Buchanan
    Succeeded byAndrew Johnson
    In office
    March 4, &#;– March 4,
    Preceded byJohn Henry
    Succeeded byThomas Harris
    Born()February 12,
    Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
    DiedApril 15, () (aged&#;56)
    Washington, D.C.
    Cause&#;of&#;deathAssassination
    NationalityAmerican
    Political partyWhig (before )

    Republican (–)

    National Union (–)
    Height6&#;ft 5&#;in (&#;m)
    Spouse(s)Mary Todd Lincoln
    ReligionBaptists
    Signature

    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, – April 15, ) was an American politician who was the 16th president of the United States from until his assassination in , during the American Civil War. Just fem days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wil