Mary Todd Lincoln

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Mary Todd Lincoln was the First Lady of the United States during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, known for her political influence, personal tragedies, and controversial public image during and after the Civil War.

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instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
associatedWith Republican Party (through her husband)
birthName Mary Ann Todd
burialPlace Oak Ridge Cemetery
causeOfDeath stroke
child Edward Baker Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1818-12-13
dateOfDeath 1882-07-16
education Madame Mentelle’s finishing school
endTime 1865-04-15
familyName Todd
father Robert Smith Todd
givenName Mary
knownFor controversial public image
extravagant White House spending
personal tragedies, including the deaths of her husband and three sons
political influence in Abraham Lincoln’s career
role as First Lady during the American Civil War
languagesSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalFamily Lincoln family
Todd family
mother Eliza Parker Todd
notableEvent American Civil War
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
numberOfChildren 4
placeOfBirth Lexington, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Springfield, Illinois, United States
politicalAlignment Union supporter
portrayedIn films and television works about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
religion Presbyterianism
residedAt White House
residence Springfield, Illinois, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
sibling Elizabeth Todd Edwards
Emilie Todd Helm
Frances Todd Wallace
spouse Abraham Lincoln
startTime 1861-03-04
stepmother Elizabeth Humphreys Todd
subjectOf biographies about Abraham Lincoln’s family
tenureAsFirstLadyEnd 1865-04-15
tenureAsFirstLadyStart 1861-03-04


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