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=﻿ Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)= By Griffin Bushell

In 1812, his brother dies. In 1818, his mother dies. In 1828, his siter dies giving birth. His son Edward dies in 1850. In 1851, his father dies. In 1862, his son William dies.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. In 1824, he starts plowing and planting for neighbors. After moving to Illinois, he makes his first public speech in 1830. In 1832, he becomes a candidate for Illinois General Assembly. Two years later he gets elected to the Illinois General Assembly, where he studies law. In late 1839, he is allowed to practice law in the United States Circuit Court. In 1842, he accepts a duel with James Shields, but later the duel is cancelled. 1844, Abe helps campaign with feriend Henry Clay in that year's presidential election. In 1846, Lincoln gets elected to the House of Representatives. In 1854, he declines an Illinois Legislature seat because he hopes to be a senator. In 1858, Lincoln is nominated for Republican Senator for Illinois. He would lose to Stephen Douglas. In 1860, he is nominated to be Republican candidate for the presidential election. Later that year, he becomes president with 40% of the popular vote and 180 of 303 electoral votes. He is re-elected in 1864. While watching a play with his wife at Ford's Theatre, Lincoln is shot in the head, and dies on April 15, 1865. Less than two weeks later, the man who shot Lincoln is shot as well. Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetary on May 4th.

__**﻿SUCCESSES **__ He was elected to Illinois General Assembly Whig Nomination for U.S. Congress. He was elected to House of Representatives. He was granted U.S. Patent Number 6,469. He was also the only president to get one He was elected and re-elected President. __**FAILURES**__ He proposed to Mary Owens. Whig Nomination for U.S. Congress. He Appealed the Illinois staute of limitations. He wanted to be a U.S. Senator.

Note that these are only some parts of Lincoln's life and that if the same job title appears on both Successes and Failures he did fail and then succeed.

FUN FACTS He was the tallest president at six foot four- as tall as Frederick Douglas. He was the first president with a beard. He hated the dentist. He used to store things in his top hat. He was the first president to be assassinated. He had a dream predicting his death. He loved chicken casserole and scalloped oyesters.

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