1. Biographical sketch
On the basis of the information given below, write a bio-sketch of Abraham Lincoln.
Born: 1809 in Northern Kentucky
Family: Father wealthy farmer lost his land when Lincoln was 7, moved to Indian 9, Mother died when he was
ninc, family moved to Illinois soon.
Political career: began carly -- served in state Legislature, in the House of Representatives. Gifted speaker,
speeches against slavery, nomination for presidency - won in 1860 Re-elected in 1864
Death: assassinated by John Wilks Booth on April 15, 1865. Remembered for wisdom, compassion and
patriotism.
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring farm, south of Hodgenville in Hardin County, Kentucky. His siblings were Sarah Lincoln Grigsby and Thomas Lincoln, Jr. After a land title dispute forced the family to leave in 1811, they relocated to Knob Creek farm, eight miles to the north. By 1814, Thomas Lincoln, Abraham's father, had lost most of his land in Kentucky in legal disputes over land titles. In 1816, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, their nine-year-old daughter Sarah, and seven-year-old Abraham moved to what became Indiana, where they settled in Hurricane Township, Perry County, Indiana. (Their land became part of Spencer County, Indiana, when it was formed in 1818.)
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