character profile: Abraham lincoln

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1.He was born Feb.12,1809
2.He was born in Hardin County, Kentucky
3. He's family was born in Virgina
4. At age ten his mom died and at age 8 his dad left them
5.He married mary todd and had four boys
6.In 1858 he ran agaisnt Stephen A. Douglas for Senator.He ended up losing the election
7.From Debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860.
8.he became the 16th president of the United States
9.Helped america fight agasint the confederacy in the civil war
10.He won re election in 1864
11. On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, thought he was helping the South.