Full name: Abraham Lincoln

The Ancient One[39] A nickname favored by White House insiders because of his
"ancient wisdom"

The Great Emancipator [40] and The Liberator[41] For the emancipation of the
slaves.

Honest Abe[42]

The Rail-Splitter[42]

The Tycoon[43] For the energetic and ambitious conduct of his Civil War
administration

Uncle Abe[44] Lincoln was a kind and friendly man who in his later years came
across as avuncular

Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky

Died: April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in
Washing
Party: Republican ton, D.C

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th
President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his
assassination in April 1865.
Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin(1861-1865), Andrew Johnson(1865)

Lincoln received a meager formal education, the aggregate of which may have
been less than twelve months. However, Lincoln continued to learn on his own
from life experiences and through reading and reciting what he had read or
heard from others. Lincoln was a totally self-educated man.
Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd on Nov 04, 1842
Children

Robert Todd Lincoln

Edward Baker Lincoln
Willie Lincoln

Tad Lincoln

Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Largely selfeducated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and a member of
the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served from 1834 to 1846.
Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846

Nominee
Party
Home state
Running mate
Electoral vote
States carried
Popular vote
Percentage

Abraham Lincoln
Republican
Illinois
Hannibal Hamlin
180
18
1,865,908
39.7%

Nominee
Party
Home state
Running mate

John Bell
Constitutional Union
Tennessee
Edward Everett

John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic
Kentucky
Joseph Lane
72
11
848,019
18.2%

Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic
Illinois
Herschel V. Johnson

Electoral vote
States carried
Popular vote
Percentage

39
3
590,901
12.6%

12
1
1,380,202
29.5%

Abraham Lincoln did receive various awards during his life. He received Doctor of
Laws, an honorary degree, from Knox College, Columbia University and the College of
New Jersey. He was also elected by the Phi Alpha Society in Illinois for an honorary
membership.
The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the
16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the
western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the
Washington Monument.
Like other monuments on the National Mall including the nearby Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II
Memorial the memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its
National Mall and Memorial Parks group
The memorial honors the Great Emancipator and 16th President of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln. Designed by Henry Bacon in the style of ancient Greek
temples