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 1843 - 1926 (82 years)
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| Name |
Robert Todd Lincoln |
| Born |
1 Aug 1843 |
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
as Captain & Adj. General on General Grant's staff in Civil War [2] |
| Graduation |
1864 [1] |
| Harvard University |
| Misc |
16 Feb 1867 |
| was admitted to the bar |
| Misc |
1875 |
| he instigated an insanity hearing for his mother |
| Misc |
Between 1881 and 1885 |
| he was U. S. Secretary of War |
| Misc |
Between 1889 and 1893 |
| he was U. S. Minister to Great Britain |
| Occupation |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States [3] |
| Chairman of the Board of The Pullman Company |
| Died |
25 Jul 1926 |
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, United States [4] |
| Buried |
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States [5] |
Address:
Arlington National Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I8102 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Abraham Lincoln, b. 12 Feb 1809, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, United States , d. 14 Apr 1865, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Todd, b. 13 Dec 1818, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States , d. 16 Jul 1882, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Married |
4 Nov 1842 |
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States |
| Family ID |
F3294 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Eunice Harlan, b. 25 Sep 1846, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, United States , d. 31 Mar 1937, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
24 Sep 1868 |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States [6] |
| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3293 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 1 Aug 1843 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States |
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 | Married - 24 Sep 1868 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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 | Occupation - Chairman of the Board of The Pullman Company - - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States |
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 | Died - 25 Jul 1926 - Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, United States |
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 | Buried - Address:
Arlington National Cemetery - - Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
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| Notes |
LINCOLN, Robert Todd, cabinet officer, was born in Springfield, Illinois., Aug. 1, 1843; son of Abraham and Mary (Todd) Lincoln. He attended a local academy, 1850-53; the Illinois State University, 1853-59, and Phillips Exeter academy, and was graduated from Harvard in 1864. He studied for a short time at the Harvard Law school; applied for admission in the military service and was commissioned captain, serving on the staff of General Grant throughout the final campaign of the civil war. He resumed his law studies at Chicago, Illinois; was admitted to the bar Feb. 16, 1867, and practiced in Chicago. He was appointed supervisor in south Chicago in 1876; was a delegate to the Republican state convention held at Springfield in 1880, and was the same year chosen a presidential elector. He was appointed secretary of war in President Garfield's cabinet in 1881, and upon the assassination of the President and the accession of Vice-President Arthur to the presidency, he was the only member of the cabinet that was retained. In 1884 he was prominently mentioned as nominee for President, but declined to oppose the nomination of President Arthur. On the expiration of Arthur's administration he returned to Chicago and continued the practice of law. He was U.S. minister to Great Britain by appointment of President Harrison, 1889-93. Upon the death of George M. Pullman in 1897 he became acting president of the Pullman Palace Car company. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1898. [Source: "The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol.6, pg.434]
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| Sources |
- [S976] Book: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, 973 D36t., Vol.6, p.434.
- [S1192] CD: Presidential Family Forest, #736.
Source citation: Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, by Frederick A. Virkus, page 689
- [S1192] CD: Presidential Family Forest, #736.
Source Citation: Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, by Frederick A. Virkus, page 689
- [S1192] CD: Presidential Family Forest, #736.
Source citation: 3rd Edition, Facts About The Presidents, by Joseph Nathan Kane, pg. 101
- [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 628 Robert Todd Lincoln .
Robert Todd Lincoln
BIRTH 1 Aug 1843 Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 26 Jul 1926 Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
BURIAL Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
PLOT Section 31, Lot 13 Grid Y-38
GPS Latitude: 38.88377, Longitude: -77.06535
MEMORIAL ID 628
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
Robert Todd Lincoln 1843-1926
- [S1192] CD: Presidential Family Forest, #742.
Source citation: 3rd Edition, Facts About The Presidents, by Joseph Nathan Kane, pg. 101
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