Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
President Lincoln.
Several states seceded when they learned that Lincoln has been elected president.
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.
Lincoln was elected in 1834
Lincoln was not elected to the Senate after the Lincoln-Douglas debate . US Senators were still elected by state legislatures, and in 1859, the Illinois legislature selected Douglas for the U.S. Senate over Lincoln by a vote of 54 to 46.
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.
Lincoln was living in Springfield, Illinois before he was elected to be the next US President. In Washington DC, Lincoln lived at the White House.
He was elected in November 1860 and inaugurated on March 4, 1861.
Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States.