Life Facts

Personal:
First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln, Wife Wife's Maiden Name: Mary Todd Number of Children: 4 Education Level: No College Religion: No specific denomination Profession: Clerk, Military, Lawyer, Store Owner Military Service: Captain
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1861 - 4/15/1865
Presidency Number: 16
Number of Terms: 2
Why Presidency Ended: Assassination
Party: Republican
His Vice President(s): Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
House of Representatives: Illinois (1847-1849) State Legislative Service: IL (1834-1842) Other Offices: Postmaster of New Salem, Illinois
Footnotes
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places

Birthplace:
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Gravesite: Oak Ridge Cemetery Museum: The Lincoln Memorial Home: Lincoln Home National Historic Site Other Sites: Fords Theatre National Historic Site
Reference Material

Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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