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Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company president, and served as both United States Secretary of War (1881–1885) and the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (1889–1893). Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois, and graduated from Harvard College.
Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Todd Lincoln was the first-born son of President Abraham Lincoln, and the only one of Lincoln’s four children to live to adulthood. Following his father’s assassination,...
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Sep 18, 2024 · Robert Todd Lincoln was the eldest and sole surviving child of Abraham Lincoln, who became a millionaire corporation attorney and served as U.S. secretary of war and minister to Great Britain during Republican administrations. Raised in Springfield, Ill., as his father rose from local to national.
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Nov 13, 2019 · Following George Pullman’s death, Lincoln was made President of the company, and eventually even Chairman of the Board, a role he held until 1922. Robert Todd Lincoln’s final public appearance was also in 1922 when he attended the dedication ceremony for the newly completed Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
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When the company’s founder, George Pullman, died, Robert Todd Lincoln became acting president before being named president of the company a few years later. Through his work with Pullman and other legal work, as well as wise investments he amassed a small fortune, valued at $1 million at the time of his death.
Son of slain President Abraham Lincoln, Robert Lincoln returned to Illinois after his father's assassination, where he studied law and was admitted to the Illinois state bar in 1867. He also became involved in corporate and railroad business ventures, accruing substantial wealth.
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Jun 11, 2018 · James Garfield won the presidency that year. Garfield respected Lincoln's political abilities and on March 5, 1881 appointed him secretary of war. In 1881, a disappointed office seeker shot President Garfield. Garfield died from his wound in September of that year, and Chester A. Arthur became president.
