Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, best known for leading the country through the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that began the process of ending slavery.

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instanceOf President of the United States
author
human
lawyer
orator
politician
birthDate 1809-02-12
birthPlace Hardin County, Kentucky
Hodgenville, Kentucky
burialPlace Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield, Illinois
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
child Edward Baker Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln
citizenship United States of America
conflict Black Hawk War
countryOfBirth United States of America
deathDate 1865-04-15
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
delivered Gettysburg Address
education largely self-taught
emancipationProclamationDate 1863-01-01
familyName Abraham Lincoln self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lincoln
fullName Abraham Lincoln self-link
GettysburgAddressDate 1863-11-19
givenName Abraham
height 6 ft 4 in
homeState Illinois
issued Emancipation Proclamation
knownFor delivering the Gettysburg Address
issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
leading the United States during the American Civil War
opposition to the expansion of slavery
preserving the Union
mannerOfDeath assassination
nationality American
occupation lawyer
politician
statesman
officeEnd 1865-04-15
officeStart 1861-03-04
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: National Union Party

Republican Party
positionHeld 16th President of the United States
member of the Illinois House of Representatives
member of the U.S. House of Representatives
precededBy James Buchanan
presidentialOrder 16
previousPoliticalAffiliation Whig Party
religion Christian (generally associated with Protestantism)
servedAsPresidentDuring American Civil War
servedIn Illinois militia
sexOrGender male
signature Abraham Lincoln signature image (facsimile)
spouse Mary Todd Lincoln
succeededBy Andrew Johnson
vicePresident Andrew Johnson
Hannibal Hamlin

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