អាប្រាហាម លីងខុន

គាត់បានកើតនៅក្នុងក្រុងហរហ្កេនវីល រដ្ឋខេនធូឃី។លីងខូលបានធំធាត់នៅព្រំដែនខាងលិចរវាងរដ្ឋខេនធូឃី និងរដ្ឋអ៊ីនឌីអាណា។ដោយសារតែគាត់ទទួលបានការសិក្សាខ្ពស់  គាត់ក៏បានក្លាយជាមេធាវីនៅរដ្ឋអ៊ីលីណយ ជាមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សWhig ហើយត្រូវបានជាប់ឆ្នោតក្នុងសភាតំណាងរដ្ឋអ៊ីលីណយ បន្ទាប់ពីគាត់បម្រើការអស់រយៈពេលជាង៨ឆ្នាំកន្លងមក។ Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, tariffs, and railroads. Because he had originally agreed not to run for a second term in Congress, and because his opposition to the Mexican–American War was unpopular among Illinois voters, Lincoln returned to Springfield and resumed his successful law practice. Reentering politics in 1854, he became a leader in building the new Republican Party, which had a statewide majority in Illinois. In 1858, while taking part in a series of highly publicized debates with his opponent and rival, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln spoke out against the expansion of slavery, but lost the U.S. Senate race to Douglas.

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