Abraham Lincoln was from Illinois. He served one term in the House of Representatives from 1847 -1849.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846.
Lincoln was elected in 1834
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives as a congressman from Illinois in 1846. He served in that capacity the years of 1847 - 1849.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846.
The first elected office Lincoln held was as a member of the Illinois General Assembly. Thereafter, he served a term as a member of US House of Representatives. He was later elected in 1860 as President of the US.
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.
The US house of representatives.
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1834 to 1842 and of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. In 1858 he campaigned for a U.S. Senate seat but lost.
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1847, and served for two years. He had previously held office in the Illinois House from 1834-1842.