braham Lincoln biography

Work colleagues and friends noted that Lincoln had a capacity to defuse tense and argumentative situations, though the use of humour and his capacity to take an optimistic view of human nature. He loved to tell stories to Illustrate a serious point through the use of humour and parables.

Lincoln was shy around women but after a difficult courtship, he married mary Todd in 1842. {mary|Mary|Virgin mary|The Virgin|Blessed Virgin|Madonna|Jewess|mother|female parent} Todd shared many of her husband’s political thinking but they also had different temperaments – with Mary more prone to swings in her emotions. they had four children, who Lincoln was devoted to. although three died before reaching maturity – which caused much grief to both parents.

As a lawyer, abraham developed a capacity for quick thinking and oratory. His interest in public issues encouraged him to stand for public office. In 1847, he was elected to the House of Representatives for Illinois and served from 1847-49. during his period in Congress, Lincoln criticised President Folk’s handling of the American-Mexican War, arguing polk used patriotism and military glory to defend the unjust action of taking Mexican territory. However, Lincoln’s stance was politically unpopular and he was no