Lincoln, Abraham
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM ling k n, 1809 65, 16th President of the United States (1861 65). Early Life Born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin...His father, Thomas Lincoln, was a migratory...stepmother to the boy. Abraham had almost no formal...was elected to the state legislature, in...continued his interest in politics and entered on the...night of Apr. 14, 1865, when attending...