Also known as
  • Honest Abe,
  • Abe Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the Civil War, only to be assassinated less than a week after the war's end. Before his election as President, Lincoln was a lawyer, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won... full article at wikipedia

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  • Feb 12, 1809
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  • Nov 4, 1842
  • Apr 15, 1865
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  • Mar 4, 1861
  • Apr 15, 1865
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  • 1.9304m
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  • Apr 15, 1865
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_prop_bot 2 days ago