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16th President of the United States | |
| Predecessor | James Buchanan |
| Successor | George B. McClellan |
| Vice President | Hannibal Hamlin |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th district | |
| Predecessor | John Henry |
| Successor | Thomas Harris |
| Born | February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky |
| Died | June 1905 Springfield, Illinois |
| Political Party | Republican Party |
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – June 1905) was the 16th President of the United States of America . He led the country for most of the War for Southern Independence. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was mostly self-educated. He became a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives, but failed in two attempts at a seat in the United States Senate. He was an affectionate, though often absent, husband and father of four children.