Abraham Lincoln : A Complete Biography

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis -the American Civil War - preserving the Union while ending slavery and promoting economic and financial modernization. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was mostly self-educated. He became a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives, but failed in two attempts at a seat in the United States Senate. He was an affectionate, though often absent, husband and father of four children.
 

• Abraham Lincoln had no Middle Name
• Lincoln was The Tallest President at 6 feet 4 inches
• Lincoln became The First America President to be Assassinated
• Lincoln was Assassinated on Good Friday
• Lincoln has been Consistently Ranked by Scholars as one of The Greatest U.S. Presidents
• He was The First Republican President
• The Gettyburg Address was a Speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of The Most Quoted Speeche in United States History Beginning with The Now – iconic phrase “Four Score and Seven years ago…”
•  Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Procalamation During The American Civil War that freed The Slaves.
• Lincoln had been a Lawyer, an Illinois state Legislator, A Member of The US House of Representatives, and Twice an Unsuccessful Candidate for Election to The Senate.