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Robert Todd Lincoln
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Union Army officer, U.S. ambassador, and Secretary of War (1843–1926)
OverviewAI-generated
Robert Todd Lincoln (1843–1926) was an American lawyer, diplomat, politician, and jurist. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the United States Secretary of War. His siblings included Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, and Tad Lincoln.
Lincoln’s professional career began in 1865. He is associated with works such as *A portrait of Abraham Lincoln in letters* and the *Robert Todd Lincoln family papers*. He died of a neurological disorder in Manchester and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1843
- Died
- 1926
- Works
- 5
Top works
- A portrait of Abraham Lincoln in letters
- Speech of Hon. Robert T. Lincoln made at the celebration of the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Galesburg, Ill., Octobert 7, 1896
- Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Chief of Engineers of the Army, dated January 25, 1882, and accompanying copy of report from Maj. G.L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, upon an examination of waters of New York Bay
- Robert Todd Lincoln family papers
- Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of the 18th of January, 1883, a report, dated the 2d instant, from Adjutant-General of the Army, and accompanying copies of papers, relating to the payment of the Fourth Arkansas Mounted Infantry Volunteers
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948-06-22
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,788x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,550x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,854x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,824x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,789x
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Key facts
- President
- Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
- Preceded by
- Edward John Phelps
- Succeeded by
- Thomas F. Bayard (as Ambassador)
- Born
- ( 1843-08-01 ) August 1, 1843, Springfield, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- July 26, 1926 (1926-07-26) (aged 82), Manchester, Vermont , U.S.
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Mary Eunice Harlan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 24, 1868</span>"}]]}'>1868 )
- Children
- Mamie Lincoln Isham Abraham "Jack" Lincoln II Jessie Harlan Lincoln
- Parents
- Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln
- Relatives
- Lincoln family
- Education
- Harvard University ( AB ) Northwestern University ( LLB )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- February 11 – June 12, 1865
- Rank
- Captain
- Battles wars
- American Civil War Appomattox Campaign Battle of Appomattox Court House
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Todd
- Family name
- Lincoln
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Place of death
- Manchester
- Father
- Abraham Lincoln
- Mother
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- Sibling
- Tad Lincoln
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Northwestern University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Image
- Robert Todd Lincoln, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1870-1880.jpg
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- Commons category
- Robert Todd Lincoln
- date of birth
- 1843-08-01
- Commons gallery
- Robert Todd Lincoln
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1926-07-25
- cause of death
- neurological disorder
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1865-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman. He was the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and the only one of their four children to reach the age of 19. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company president, serving 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. He then served on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant as a captain in the Union army in the closing days of the American Civil War. After the war was over, he married Mary Eunice Harlan, and they had three children together. Following completion of his law school studies in Chicago, he built a successful law practice, and became wealthy representing corporate clients.
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