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This biography has been reprinted in various forms and is sometimes known by the title of Herndon's Life of Lincoln depending on the year and publishing house. Lincoln (1920). Nicolay, John George; Hay, John (eds.). Abraham Lincoln; Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 1. p. 642.
The idea was never commercialized, but it made Lincoln the only president to hold a patent. [103] Lincoln appeared before the Illinois Supreme Court in 175 cases; he was sole counsel in 51 cases, of which 31 were decided in his favor. [104] From 1853 to 1860, one of his largest clients was the Illinois Central Railroad. [105]
18 presidents previously served as U.S. representatives; 6 of 18 held this office prior to the four 'previous positions' shown in this table. Only one – James A. Garfield – was a representative immediately before election as president. Only Garfield and Abraham Lincoln had
Abraham Lincoln – 16th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861, until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War —its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. First president born in Kentucky. First president born outside of the original 13 colonies. [144] First president to hold a patent. [144] First president to be assassinated. [108] First president elected as a Republican to the presidency. [85] First president to have a beard. [78]
An 1895 book by Thomas Chamberlin, an officer in the regiment that guarded Lincoln, also mentioned the sleeping arrangement, and that Derickson would wear Lincoln’s nightshirts. The president ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]