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The political career of Abraham Lincoln could best be described as slow and steady wins the race. He was a self taught lawyer who in Illinois hones his craft for public speaking and debate as he climbed the political ladder.
No, Abraham Lincoln's family was antislavery. His father and mother greatly opposed the spread of slavery throughout the U.S. This led to Lincoln's opinion of slavery in his political career.
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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.
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He started his career in law. He was a lawyer and started in politics.
he was a successful lawyer
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.
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He was elected into the Illinois state legislature, became a Congressman, retired to practice law, resumed politics and ran for president.
Lincoln was working as a lawyer in private practice before he began his political career. Before he passed the bar, he worked as a clerk, postmaster of Salem, ILL and farm laborer.