Person of the week:
Abraham Lincoln
I recently went to Lincoln (the movie) in my local cinema and and thought it was brilliant.
I started reading books about him ( i recommend http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Biography-Ronald-White-Jr/dp/0812975707/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1366386638&sr=8-9&keywords=abraham+lincoln+books) and discovered that this man was an undisputed genius.
I started reading books about him ( i recommend http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Biography-Ronald-White-Jr/dp/0812975707/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1366386638&sr=8-9&keywords=abraham+lincoln+books) and discovered that this man was an undisputed genius.
here are some facts about this extraordinary man.
Born -- February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Middle Name -- None
Parents -- Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Siblings -- Sarah (1807-1828), Thomas (1812)
Places Lived -- Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, District of Columbia
Wife -- Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882); married 1842
Children -- Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926), Edward Baker Lincoln (1846-1850), William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862), Thomas (Tad) Lincoln (1853-1871)
Property Owned -- Iowa and Illinois (home purchase: 1844, Springfield)
Formal Education -- About one year total
Degrees -- Honorary degrees from Knox College (1860), Columbia (1861), Princeton (1864), Illinois College (2009)
Political Party -- Whig (1832-1856), Republican (1856-1865)
Offices Held -- Elected to Illinois General Assembly in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840; elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1846; elected sixteenth President of the U.S. in 1860 and 1864
Vice Presidents -- Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
Presidential Library -- Springfield, Illinois
Non-Political Work -- Farmhand, clerk, flatboatman, store owner, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer
Law Partners -- John T. Stuart (1837-1841), Stephen T. Logan (1841-1844), William B. Herndon (1844-1865)
Military Experience -- Captain and private, Illinois Militia (1832); Commander-in-Chief (1861-1865)
I am also going to bring you my favorite Lincoln quotes.
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
“I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
Resources: http://rogerjnorton.com
Middle Name -- None
Parents -- Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Siblings -- Sarah (1807-1828), Thomas (1812)
Places Lived -- Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, District of Columbia
Wife -- Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882); married 1842
Children -- Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926), Edward Baker Lincoln (1846-1850), William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862), Thomas (Tad) Lincoln (1853-1871)
Property Owned -- Iowa and Illinois (home purchase: 1844, Springfield)
Formal Education -- About one year total
Degrees -- Honorary degrees from Knox College (1860), Columbia (1861), Princeton (1864), Illinois College (2009)
Political Party -- Whig (1832-1856), Republican (1856-1865)
Offices Held -- Elected to Illinois General Assembly in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840; elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1846; elected sixteenth President of the U.S. in 1860 and 1864
Vice Presidents -- Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
Presidential Library -- Springfield, Illinois
Non-Political Work -- Farmhand, clerk, flatboatman, store owner, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer
Law Partners -- John T. Stuart (1837-1841), Stephen T. Logan (1841-1844), William B. Herndon (1844-1865)
Military Experience -- Captain and private, Illinois Militia (1832); Commander-in-Chief (1861-1865)
I am also going to bring you my favorite Lincoln quotes.
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
“I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
Resources: http://rogerjnorton.com
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