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Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin (1861 – 1865)
Andrew Johnson (1865)
Preceded by James Buchanan
Succeeded by Andrew Johnson
Born February 12, 1809
Hardin County, Kentucky
Died April 15, 1865 (aged 56)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Political party Whig (1832-1854), Republican (1854-1864), National Union (1864-1865)
Spouse Mary Todd Lincoln
Children Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Tad Lincoln
Occupation Lawyer
Religion See: Abraham Lincoln and religion
Signature
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the Civil War, only to be assassinated less than a week after the war's end[1]. Before his election as President, Lincoln was a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.