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How long did Abraham Lincoln practice law?
Abraham Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years.
In which state did Lincoln live and practice law?
Mississippi
When did Lincoln start study of the law at?
Abraham Lincoln began studying law around 1836 while he was working as a rail-splitter and storekeeper in New Salem, Illinois. He largely taught himself by reading legal texts and engaging in discussions with local attorneys. Lincoln's self-education in law eventually led him to pass the bar exam in 1837, allowing him to practice law in Illinois.
Who urged Abraham Lincoln to practice law?
Mary todd
Why was Lincoln interested in law?
As a young man of little education, he lived in a boarding-house where one of the other young men was a law student. The two of them used to go in for long debates, far into the night, and eventually the student told Lincoln that he had the makings of a great lawyer. So Lincoln began to study law and eventually set up a practice in Illinois.
Did Lincoln begin to practice law when he was 35 years old?
Yes
Where did the opposition to slave trade begin?
it began in early America with Abraham Lincoln
What was Abraham Lincoln's first major success?
In 1834 Aberham Lincoln won election to the state legislature, and, after coming across the 'Commentaries on the Laws of England' ( the influential 18th century treaties on the common law of England.), began to teach himself law. Admitted to the bar in 1837, he moved to Springfield, Illinois that same year and began to practice law with John T Stuart. With a reputation as a formidable adversary during cross-examination and closing arguments, Lincoln became one of the most respected and sucessful lawyers in Illiones.
Besides springfield where did Lincoln practice law?
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What was Abraham Lincoln last job before becoming president?
Lincoln had a successful law practice in Springfield, IL when he was elected president.
Where did Abraham Lincoln live and why?
Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois after he was married. He became a lawyer and that is where he opened his practice. He had lived in New Salem, Illinois which was too small and rural to support a law practice.
