Abraham Lincoln - Syracuse, NY
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A statue of a seated Abraham Lincoln is located in the Maxwell Hall courtyard on the campus of Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2014
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was self-educated, and after a series of unsuccessful ventures he became a lawyer, practicing in Illinois. In 1842, he married Mary Todd, with whom he had four children.
In 1846, Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served one two-year term before returning to practice law Lincoln in Springfield, IL. In 1858, he failed in his bid for the United States Senate to Stephen Douglas. He joined the the newly formed anti-slavery Republican Party and won the 1860 election for president of the United States.
His election victory precipitated the Civil War over which he presided, as Commander-in-Chief from 1861 to 1865. Soon after the Union victory he was assassinated by southern sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. De died on April 15, 1865 in Washington, D.C.
A 9' high by 3' square bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln rests on a 4' square stone base. The young and beardless Abraham Lincoln is wearing a long coat, vest and bow tie. He is seated on a rock pile with his hands clasped in front of him in his lap and his head bent slightly forward.
The sculpture was created by James Earle Fraser in 1930, cast from the original plaster mold and installed on the campus of Syracuse University in 1968.
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