Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln began his professional life as a lawyer, Illinois state politician, congressman, and Whig Party leader before becoming the 16th president of the United States. After Lincoln was elected president in 1860, pro-slavery states began to split from the Union, sparking the start of the American Civil War. In the following years, Lincoln led the country through the Civil War, successfully maintaining the Union, until he was killed in December of 1865. He is still regarded as one of the greatest presidents to have ever served in the United States.
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