Abraham Lincoln
| Abraham Lincoln | |
| President United States | |
| 4 March 1861—15 April 1865 | |
| Predecessor: | James Buchanan |
| Successor: | Andrew Johnson |
| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | 1809 |
| Death: | 15 April 1865 |
| Party: | Republican Party |
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States under the US Constitution.
He served from 1861 to 1865. He was a member of the Republican Party.
History
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Commentary
There appears to be two Abraham Lincolns. There is the saintly, benevolent, central-bank opposing abolitionist -- and then there's the person who really existed. Aside from superficial similarities they have almost nothing in common.
Lincoln is very possibly the least libertarian president in US History. In addition to his desire to remove non-Caucasians from the country when he wasn't unabashedly backing up slaveholders (this includes representing them in court), his locking up political opponents and journalists who dared to disagree with him, his blatant and overt support of what we would call corporate welfare, and his firm support of the idea of bringing back another Bank of the United States, he also was actively involved with the decisions to commit what can only be described as war crimes.
See this page for a quick summary that focuses on what Lincoln did to change the nature of the Federal government.
| Preceded by: James Buchanan |
US President 1861-1865 |
Succeeded by: Andrew Johnson |