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Elected as Whig candidate from Sangamon County to the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, which then met in Vandalia, Illinois
Licensed to practice Law
Reelected for three additional terms, Sangamon County representative, Illinois General Assembly. He was one of the so-called "Long Nine" in the Sangamon delegation notable for above-average height and being instrumental in moving the state capital to Springfield.
Elected from the Whig Party to the United States House of Representatives; assumed office in December 1847
Served a single term representing Illinois in the U. S. House of Representatives, December 6, 1847-March 4, 1849.
Unsuccessful Whig candidate in Illinois for United States Senate in February
Engaged in a series of debates with Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and subsequent publication of the text of the debates increased Lincoln's national reputation.
Unsuccessful Republican candidate in Illinois for United States Senate.
Nominated as Republican Party's candidate for president
Elected president of the United States
Issued Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation after Union victory at Battle of Antietam on September 17.
Delivered Gettysburg Address at cemetery dedication in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Delivered Gettysburg Address at cemetery dedication in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
U. S. House of Representatives passed joint resolution to U. S. Constitution to abolish slavery. The Senate had previously passed the resolution on April 8, 1864. Lincoln signed the official resolution, and several ceremonial copies. The amendment was then sent to the states for ratification, and became the Thirteenth Amendment in December.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. Other Confederate troops remained in the field, but the war was effectively over.
Lincoln was Shot while attending a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre. Removed to the Petersen boarding house across the street from the theater.