Stephen Douglas
Although this is often said about Abraham Lincoln, it is not true. For a thoroughly researched essay on Lincoln's real and imagined failures before becoming President, see http://www.snopes.com/glurge/lincoln.asp .
Who is the editor... that's not a question!
Andrew Johnson
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln was the president when Abraham Lincoln was the president.
Lincoln had a successful law practice in Springfield, IL when he was elected president.
President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln became a politician starting in 1834. He bacame a laewer in 1837. His political career took off after becoming a Congressman in 1847. He was elected President in 1860, his last job.
It was important because if he wouldn't have became president we would be slaves right na
Stephen A. Douglas