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As a young man, Lincoln had jobs, which consisted of manual labor. He was a railsplitter, and a Flatboatman.
When he moved to New Salem, Illinois where he held jobs as storekeeper, postmaster, and surveyor.
He then ran and lost, then ran again for state assembly in Illinois, won, and was reelected, several times.
He then began to study law on his own, borrowing Law books and Law treatises by Blackstone, and in 1836 at age 25, he obtained a license to practice law in the state of Illinois. In 1837, Lincoln became a Circuit Lawyer, and travelled throughout Illinois, practicing law. In 1844, he formed a Private Law practice with a partner, William Herndon, and Illinois ablest Lawyer.
In 1847, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, for one single term, and became known for both his opposition to the Mexican War and the institution of slavery. In 1856, he switched Political parties, and ran for the US Senate as a Republican, against Stephen Douglas; Lincoln lost to Douglas.
In 1860, he was nominated for the US Presidency, won, and sworn in as the 16th president, on March 4, 1861.
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Which was Abraham Lincolns favorite job?
to help peaple
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she has her own company
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He Used To Be A Manger At A Store, A Lawyer, And Others Mostly..Being President
What was Lincolns job before he was president?
Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.
What is concidered Abraham lincolns official job?
Lincoln is mostly known for his job of being the 16th president of the United States. He was also a lawyer and a store assistant.
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He worked as a frontier farm hand, but learned enough skills and became a carpenter.
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Rowing a flat boat across the Ohio River
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Yes, but not sure if the parts are interchangeable.
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