Abraham Lincoln

A self-taught lawyer with only one year of frontier schooling, Abraham Lincoln rode his horse into Springfield in 1837 with all his belongings in two saddlebags. Mary Todd, who arrived two years later, was well educated and from a prominent Kentucky family. Despite their contrasting backgrounds, they were wed on November 4, 1842. In 1844 the young couple bought a small cottage at the corner of Eighth and Jackson streets. Here, three of their four children were born, and one died. While living in his house Lincoln enjoyed great success as a lawyer and was considered one of the state‘s best courtroom attorneys. His legal practice regularly took Lincoln away from Springfield up to three months at a time in spring and fall. Their children certainly made the house a lived place, but Mary often felt alone without her husband present.
Lincoln began his political career by serving eight years in the Illinois House of Representatives between 1834 and 1842. He was elected to the U.S. Senate, a race he lost to September Douglas. But this campaign, with its Lincoln-Douglas debate, set the stage for his ultimate achievement-election as 16th President of the United States.
By May 1844 Abraham and Mary Lincoln needed more living space for their young family and decided to buy o home. They selected a Greek Revival-style cottage (drawing at right) at the corner of Eighth and Jackson streets owned by the...

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