In 1832 Lincoln began his political career creating a campaign for the Whig Party
Lincoln proposed to Mary just one year after meeting her in Springfield 1839.
In 1846 Lincoln was elected into the US House of Representatives
He patented a system to alter buoyancy of steamboats in 1849.
While Lincoln was president, the American Civil War started. The fighting began in 1861, and took up much of the presidents time, resulting in much frustration, until April 9th 1865 when Robert E. Lee, the United States Army Officer surrendered in Virgini
His party was Republican and he was president for four years from 1861-1865, when he was assassinated.
