Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's Life & Legacy

Lincoln Bicentennial: February 12, 2009

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Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss

February 12, 2008

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More Information About Abraham Lincoln

Born: February 12, 1809 to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln outside of Hodgenville, Kentucky

Marriage: November 4, 1842 to Mary Todd (1818-1882)

Children: Robert Todd (1843-1926), Edward Baker (1846-1850), William Wallace (1850-1862), and Thomas "Tad" (1853-1871)

Political Career: Illinois State Legislature (1834-1841), U.S. House of Representatives (1847-1849), U.S. President (1861-1865)

Political Party: Whig; Republican

Died: April 15, 1865 at Petersen's Boarding House in Washington, DC

Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois

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