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What was Abraham Lincoln elected in 1834?
Abraham Lincoln was elected to the state legislature in 1834.
What was Abraham Lincoln elected to in 1834?
State legislature
How many times did Abraham Lincoln run for state legislature?
2
What office did Lincoln hold in 1834?
1834, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the State Legislature in Illinois. He was re-elected to the Illinois State Legislature for 4 terms, or 8 years.
When was the first time Abraham Lincoln ran for an office?
Abraham Lincoln ran for his first public office in 1832. He lost an election to the Illinois State legislature.
What are the two political offices did Abraham Lincoln held?
He was State Assemblyman in the Illinois State Legislature, and then elected to US Congress from Illinois.
Where was Abraham Lincoln governor?
He was never a governor. He served in the Illinois state legislature and US House of Representatives before becoming President.
What state did Abraham Lincoln get married in?
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd were Married in Harrodsburg, Kentucky
How many terms did Lincoln serve in the state legislature?
LIncoln served three terms in the Illinois legislature in the years 1832-1842.
Abraham Career before president?
Abraham Lincoln was an attorney in Springfield, Illinois. He also served in the Lower House of the Illinois State Legislature, and he served in the U.S. House of Representatives prior to being elected President in 1860.
Did Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas ran for reelection in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln and won?
From 1788 until 1912, each state legislature was responsible for electing the state's U.S. senators. It wasn't until the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on 8 Apr 1913 that direct election by a state's voting public was required to elect a U.S. senator.Although a majority of the voters of Illinois favored Abraham Lincoln in the state's 1858 U.S. senate election, the Illinois legislature voted 54-46 in favor of Stephen A. Douglas.
What could best describe the political career of Abraham Lincoln?
He was elected into the Illinois state legislature, became a Congressman, retired to practice law, resumed politics and ran for president.
