Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1960, and inaugurated in January, 1861.
He was elected in November 1860 and inaugurated on March 4, 1861.
Abraham Lincoln became the president on that day.
He was elected in November 1860, and became president in January 1861.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederate States of America in 1861
March 4, 1861
James Buchanan was the president in 1860 when South Carolina seceded, but Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect , due to take office in March of 1861.
Abraham Lincoln served a president from March 4, 1861 until his death on April 15, 1865. James Buchanan was president the rest of 1861 and Andrew Johnson became president for the rest of 1865.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president on November 6 1860, and assumed office on March 4, 1861. He was re-elected on November 8, 1864 and served until his assassination on April 15, 1865. (He was shot on the evening of the preceding day, April 14.)
He was sworn into office in our nation's capitol in 1861.