The 16th President of the United States
Name: Abraham Lincoln
Number of terms he served: One
Year he took office: 1861
Birth Date: February 12th, 1809
Age when he took office: 52
State of Birth: Hardin County, Kentucky
Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin (1), Andrew Johnson (2)
What Party was he from: Republican
What was his major contribution while in office:
Lincoln put the Emancipation Proclamation into action after a Union victory. This order freed all slaves in any area of rebellion, but it did not free the slaves in the Union states. On November 19th, 1863 Lincoln visited Gettysburg for the cemetery where he gave the Gettysburg Address. This was a very famous speech that was only 272 words long. It didn’t have anything concerning slavery or the war or even the Union Army.
What did he do after he left office:
Lincoln never finished his time in office because of a man named John Wilks Booth. Booth didn’t think Lincoln was a fit president so he shot him while he was at a theater. After this assassination Booth expected to be a hero but while he was on the run to Mexico he read newspapers that read that he was wanted and the people didn’t think he had done them any favors.
Did he have a nickname:
Yes, Honest Abe
Was he married:
Yes, Mary Todd
Did he have children:
Yes, four