State legislature
The state assembly of Illinois.
1834, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the State Legislature in Illinois. He was re-elected to the Illinois State Legislature for 4 terms, or 8 years.
It was the first year he was elected to an office. He was elected to the State Assembly, in Illinois.
Lincoln was elected in 1834
house of reprensitives
1834
Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States.
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.
1860
He was elected as the 16th president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States in the year 1860.