Abraham Lincoln

The 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the U.S. through the Civil War, defeated the Confederate States, and played a major role in abolishing slavery.

Key Relationships

Associated With

• Person Andrew Johnson - Johnson was Lincoln's Vice President and succeeded him after assassination Multiple Sources
• Organization Whig Party - Lincoln was a member of the Whig Party, serving in the Illinois legislature and U.S. House of Representatives as a Whig. Multiple Sources
• Organization Republican Party - Lincoln became a leader of the Republican Party after opposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Multiple Sources
• Person Henry Clay - Lincoln was a supporter of Whig Party leader Henry Clay and echoed Clay's support for the American Colonization Society. Multiple Sources
• Person Thomas Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln was the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Credible Reporting
• Event Assassination of Abraham Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln was the victim of the assassination that occurred on April 14, 1865 Multiple Sources
• Person Mary Todd Lincoln - Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln on November 4, 1842, in Springfield, Illinois. Multiple Sources
• Person Mary Todd Lincoln - Lincoln met Mary Todd in 1839, they became engaged in 1840, and were married on November 4, 1842. Credible Reporting
• Person Nancy Hanks Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Credible Reporting
• Person Robert Todd Lincoln - Robert Todd Lincoln was the eldest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, born in 1843 and the only child to live to m... Credible Reporting
• Person Edward Baker Lincoln - Edward Baker 'Eddie' Lincoln was Abraham Lincoln's second son, born in 1846 and died February 1, 1850. Credible Reporting
• Person William Wallace Lincoln - William Wallace 'Willie' Lincoln was Lincoln's third son, born December 21, 1850, and died of a fever at the White Ho... Credible Reporting
• Person Zachary Taylor - Lincoln supported Zachary Taylor for the Whig Party nomination in 1848 after determining Henry Clay was unlikely to win. Multiple Sources
• Organization American Colonization Society - Lincoln supported the American Colonization Society, which advocated abolition alongside settling freed slaves in Lib... Multiple Sources
• Person Sarah Bush Johnston - Abraham Lincoln became close to his stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston and called her 'Mama'. Credible Reporting
• Person Ann Rutledge - Some historians identify Ann Rutledge as Lincoln's first romantic interest; she died of typhoid fever on August 25, 1... Credible Reporting
• Person William Herndon - Lincoln began his legal practice with William Herndon in 1844. Credible Reporting
• Person William Berry - Lincoln purchased a New Salem general store in partnership with William Berry; the business went into debt and Lincol... Credible Reporting
• Person John Todd Stuart - Lincoln borrowed legal texts including Blackstone's Commentaries from attorney John Todd Stuart and began practicing ... Credible Reporting

Employed By

• Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States Multiple Sources
• Organization Illinois House of Representatives - Lincoln served four terms in the Illinois House of Representatives for Sangamon County. Official Document
• Organization Illinois Militia - Lincoln served as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Multiple Sources
• Financial Entity Illinois Central Railroad - From 1853-1860, the Illinois Central Railroad was one of Lincoln's largest legal clients, and he successfully sued to... Official Document

Mentioned In

• Event American Civil War - Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War from 1861-1865, defeating the Confederate States. Official Document
• Person James K. Polk - Lincoln spoke against the Mexican-American War and criticized President James K. Polk's motivations in his spot resol... Official Document
• Person Henry Clay - Lincoln was a supporter of Whig Party leader Henry Clay early in his career. Credible Reporting
• Person John Wilkes Booth - John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Official Document
• Organization Confederate States - Lincoln defeated the Confederate States in the Civil War; his election prompted slave states to secede and form the C... Official Document
• Document Emancipation Proclamation - Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in states 'in rebellion' to be free. Official Document
• Document Thirteenth Amendment - Lincoln promoted the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished chattel slavery in 1865. Official Document
• Document Gettysburg Address - Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, which became one of the most famous speeches in Americ... Official Document
• Document Ex parte Merryman - Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in 1861; Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled this unconstitutional in Ex parte Merryman. Court Record
• Document Kansas-Nebraska Act - Lincoln's opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which opened territories to slavery, led him to join the Rep... Official Document
• Document Lyceum Address - Lincoln delivered the Lyceum Address on January 27, 1838, in Springfield, following the murder of Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Multiple Sources
• Document Wilmot Proviso - Lincoln supported the Wilmot Proviso, a failed 1846 proposal to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico. Official Document
• Person Zachary Taylor - Lincoln supported Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 election after concluding Henry Clay was unlikel... Official Document
• Organization Conspiracy Museum - The Conspiracy Museum covered content related to Abraham Lincoln Credible Reporting
• Person Stephen A. Douglas - Lincoln reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. Credible Reporting
• Document Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Lincoln promoted the Thirteenth Amendment, which in 1865 abolished chattel slavery. Official Document
• Person Roger Taney - Chief Justice Roger Taney found Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional in Ex parte Merryman. Official Document

Connected To

• Event American Civil War - Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War as President and Commander-in-Chief. Multiple Sources
• Person Thomas Lincoln - Thomas Lincoln was the father of Abraham Lincoln. Multiple Sources
• Person Thomas Lincoln - Thomas "Tad" Lincoln was the youngest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, born April 4, 1853. Multiple Sources
• Person Nancy Hanks Lincoln - Nancy Hanks Lincoln was the mother of Abraham Lincoln. Multiple Sources
• Person Robert Todd Lincoln - Robert Todd Lincoln was the eldest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, born in 1843. Multiple Sources
• Person Edward Baker Lincoln - Edward Baker Lincoln was the second son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, born in 1846 and died in 1850. Multiple Sources
• Person William Wallace Lincoln - William Wallace Lincoln was the third son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, born December 21, 1850. Multiple Sources
• Organization Confederate States - Lincoln's 1860 election victory prompted slave states to secede and form the Confederate States, leading to the Civil... Multiple Sources
• Event Black Hawk War - Lincoln served as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832 but did not see combat. Multiple Sources
• Person James Shields - Lincoln faced criticism for a planned duel with James Shields after ridiculing him in published letters; the duel ult... Multiple Sources
• Location Appomattox Court House - Lincoln was assassinated five days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Multiple Sources

Part Of

• Organization Whig Party - Lincoln was a supporter of Whig Party leader Henry Clay early in his career and served in the Illinois House as a Whig. Official Document
• Organization Republican Party - Lincoln became a leader of the new Republican Party after being angered by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854, and becam... Official Document

Represented By

• Organization Republican Party - Lincoln was the first Republican president, winning the 1860 election as the Republican nominee. Multiple Sources
• Document Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Company - Lincoln represented the bridge company in the landmark 1857 case Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Company. Court Record
• Person William "Duff" Armstrong - Lincoln represented William "Duff" Armstrong in his 1858 murder trial, successfully defending him. Court Record

Located At

• Location Indiana - The Lincoln family moved to Indiana in 1816 seeking more reliable land titles and settled in the Little Pigeon Creek ... Official Document
• Location Kentucky - Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, and raised on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville. Official Document
• Location Ford's Theatre - Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 1... Official Document
• Location New Salem, Illinois - Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, for six years starting in 1831, serving as postmaster, store owner, and beginni... Multiple Sources
• Location Springfield, Illinois - Lincoln moved to Springfield, met and married Mary Todd there, bought a house near his law office, and lived there be... Official Document

Charged With

• Person John Wilkes Booth - John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Multiple Sources

Owned

• Document Riverboat flotation device patent - Lincoln received a patent in 1849 for a flotation device, making him the only U.S. president to hold a patent. Official Document
• Location Lincoln Home (Springfield) - Lincoln purchased a home in Springfield, Illinois, in 1844 near his law office. Multiple Sources

Attended

• Event Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Lincoln participated in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas, which brought him national atten... Multiple Sources
• Event Black Hawk War - Lincoln served as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War in 1832, though he did not see combat. Official Document

Funded

• Organization Illinois Central Railroad - The Illinois Central Railroad was one of Lincoln's largest legal clients from 1853 to 1860. Multiple Sources

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