Lincoln found he liked being a politician, because he could help a lot more people than he could as a farmer.
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer who became a state legislator, then a Congressman before he became President.
President Lincoln held the public offices of: US President US Congressman from Illinois and State Congressman or State Assembly in Illinois.
Before being elected to the office of President, Abraham Lincoln served in both the state and national House of Representatives. Prior to his career in politics, Lincoln had success in banking and commerce.
During his many years as lawyer, his numerous terms as state congressman, his term as national congressman, and also as president, Abraham Lincoln managed to achieve many things. His greatest accomplishments must, however, include his preservation of the Union during the Civil War and his freeing of the slaves through the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.
Immediately before becoming President, Lincoln was working as Lawyer. He also served one term as a Illinois Representative, in the House of Representatives, as well as, 4 terms as a State Representative, in Illinois.
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Lincoln's political career began in Illinois. He lived in Springfield from 1837 to 1861, serving as a state representative for 4 terms and a US Congressman for one term.
a lawyer, state legislator, and a US House of Rep.
Vice president. He was never elected to the office of President.Millard Fillmore was a lawyer, a Congressman, and Comptroller of New York state.
The two lawyers who served their state and nation would be Abraham Lincoln & Barack Obama.
A lawyer in Springfield, IL, state legislator, then US House of Rep.