Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Authoritative Name:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Biography:
"Representative from Illinois and 16th President of the United States; born in Hardin County, Ky., February 12, 1809; moved with his parents to a tract on Little Pigeon Creek, Ind., in 1816; attended a log-cabin school at short intervals and was self-instructed in elementary branches; moved with his father to Macon County, Ill., in 1830 and later to Coles County, Ill.; read the principles of law and works on surveying; during the Black Hawk War he volunteered in a company of Sangamon County Rifles organized April 21, 1832; was elected its captain and served until May 27, when the company was mustered out of service; reenlisted as a private and served until mustered out June 16, 1832; returned to New Salem, Ill., and was unsuccessful as a candidate for the State house of representatives; entered business as a general merchant in New Salem; postmaster of New Salem 1833-1836; deputy county surveyor 1834-1836; elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1840; declined to be a candidate for renomination; admitted to the bar in 1836; moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1837 and engaged in the practice of law; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); did not seek a renomination in 1848; an unsuccessful applicant for Commissioner of the General Land Office under President Taylor; tendered the Governorship of Oregon Territory, but declined; unsuccessful Whig candidate for election to the United States Senate before the legislature of 1855; unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1858; elected as a Republican President of the United States in 1860; reelected in 1864 and served from March 4, 1861, until his death; shot by an assassin in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865, and died the following day; lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, April 19-21, 1865; interment in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Alternate Names:
Lincoln, A. (Abraham), 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abe, 1809-1865
Associated Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with African Americans
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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--Hear ye!-- The '64 convention is now in session! / Baldy, [1964]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--I understand you're an American citizen again! / Baldy, [1975]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--I understand you're an American citizen again! / Baldy, [1975]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Jimmy, who?-- / Baldy, [1976 Mar. 18]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1976-03-18
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Mom, these must be those old time politicians you've been talking about / Baldy, [1980 Feb. 11]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1980-02-11
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--No thanks, I have my own combination! / Baldy, 1964

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Notes for speech on Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon on visions

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon, 1970, based on Acts 26:19

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1970
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon, c. 1983, based on Luke 16:5

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1983
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Lincoln's Hopes for the Negro

Creator:
Citizens' Councils of America
Date of Original:
1928/1986
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Would Lincoln have sanctioned

Creator:
Williams, T. Harry
Date of Original:
1962-02-04
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond before Senate prayer group, 1958 August 6

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-08-06
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond for United Press, 1958 February 10

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-02-10
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Stephen Field to Salmon Chase

Creator:
Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816-1899
Date of Original:
1866-06-30
Collection:
With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress