History, 01.07.2019 01:00 melaniegilbreath

Afamous person who was defeated seven times while running for political office?

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Answer from: frankcaroccio0203

The person was Abraham Lincoln:

Defeated for State LegislatureDefeated for Speaker of State Legislature Defeated for Nomination for CongressHe lost the renominationDefeated for SenateDefeated for Nomination as Vice-PresidentAgain Defeated for Senate

And yet, he was one of the most influential personalities of the USA and a great example of persistence.

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A famous person who was defeated seven times while running for political office was Abraham Lincoln.

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Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of America, born on 12th Feb 1809. During his presidency, the nation met the bloodiest civil war of 1865. The war also noticed the greatest political, moral and constitutional crisis. He was the one who eliminated slavery and led to the institution of a strong Federal government. Being born in a poor family, Lincoln grew on the frontiers in spencer. He got educated by himself and studies law too. He started his political livelihood from the Whig party and then his journey from a lawyer to the President of the United States. During 1854, he joined the Republican Party and achieved national attention in the 1858 debate.

In spite of being so famous, he faced seven-time defeat in his political career. His defeats are as follow defeat of State Legislature in 1832, defeat of Speaker of State Legislature in 1838, defeat of nomination for Congress in 1843, he lost the re-nomination to congress in 1848, defeat in Senate in 1855, defeat for Nomination as Vice-President in 1856 and again Defeated for Senate in 1858

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Grade: High school

Subject: US History

Chapter: Abraham Lincoln

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln, bloodiest, civil war, political, moral, constitutional crisis, Federal government, spencer, Whig party, Republican Party

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