Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
Term[]
- March 4, 1861 - April 15, 1865 (4 years, as 16th President of the United States)
- Preceded by James Buchanan
- Succeeded by Andrew Johnson
- March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 (1 year, as US Representative from Illinois's 7th District)
- Preceded by John Henry
- Succeeded by Thomas L. Harris
- December 1, 1834 - December 4, 1842 (8 years, as Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives)
Life Data[]
- Born February 12, 1809 (Hodgenville, Kentucky)
- Died April 15, 1865 (56 years)
- Occupation: Lawyer, Postmaster, Surveyor, Store Owner, Politician
- Military Service: 1832-33 (1 year, Captain, Illinois State Militia)
- Political Party: Whig (1834-54), Republican (1854-64), National Union-Republican (1864-65)
Immediate Family[]
- Father: Thomas Herring Lincoln (1778-1851)
- Mother: Nancy Hanks (1784-1818)
- Sibling 1: Sarah Elizabeth Lincoln (1807-1828)
- m.1826 Aaron Grigsby (1801-31)
- Children: 1 son
- Sibling 2: Thomas Herring Lincoln Jr. (1811-12)
- Paternal Grandfather: Abraham Lincoln (1744-86)
- Paternal Grandmother: Bathsheba Herring (1742-1836)
- Maternal Grandfather: James Abraham Hanks (1760-1810)
- Maternal Grandmother: Lucy Shipley (1765-1825)
Wife: Mary Ann Todd[]
- Born December 13, 1818
- Father: Robert Smith Todd (1791-1849)
- Mother: Elizabeth Ann Parker (1794-1825)
- Siblings: Matthew, Elizabeth, Robert, Levi, Frances, Robert, Margaret, Ann, George
- Paternal Half-Siblings: Louisa, Matilda, Robert, Margaret, Samuel, David, Martha, Emilie, Alexander, Elodie, Catherine, Emilie
- Died July 16, 1882 (63 years)
- Marriage: November 4, 1842 - April 15, 1865 (22 years, died)
Child 1: Robert Todd Lincoln[]
- Born August 1, 1843
- Died July 26, 1926 (82 years)
- Wife: Mary Eunice Harlan (1846-1937)
- Marriage: September 24, 1868 - July 26, 1926 (57 years, died)
- Child 1: Mary Todd Lincoln (1869-1938)
- m.1891 Charles Isham (1853-1919)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 2: Abraham Lincoln (1873-90)
- Child 3: Jessie Harlan Lincoln (1875-1948)
- m.1897 Warren Beckwith (1874-1955)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- m.1915 Frank Johnson (1873-1955)
- m.1926 Robert Randolph (1875-1952)
Child 2: Edward Baker Lincoln[]
- Born March 10, 1846
- Died February 1, 1850 (3 years)
Child 3: William Wallace Lincoln[]
- Born December 21, 1850
- Died February 20, 1862 (11 years)
Child 4: Thomas Lincoln[]
- Born April 4, 1853
- Died July 15, 1871 (18 years)