Full Name: Abraham Lincoln
Party: Republican
Primarily known for: Leading the U.S. through the Civil War, abolishing slavery (the Emancipation Proclamation)
D.O.B.: February 12, 1809
Birth state: Kentucky
State upon election: Illinois
Previous career: U.S. House of Representatives
Office start date: March 4, 1861
Office end date: April 15, 1865
Reason term ended: His assassination
Succession number: 16
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