Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891

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Birth 1818-12-25
Death 1891-03-18
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Biographical notes:

Herndon was a Springfield, Illinois lawyer, and the last law partner of Abraham Lincoln.

From the description of Letter, April 5, 1890. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 662739068

Abraham Lincoln's law partner and biographer.

From the description of ALS : to Benjamin Franklin Underwood, 1881 Oct. 29. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617046

Springfield, Ill. lawyer, who had been Abraham Lincoln's law partner.

From the description of Notes, 1878. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 51747500

W.H. Herndon (1818-1891) was Abraham Lincoln's law partner and wrote a biography of Lincoln published in 1889.

From the description of Letter, 1869 Mar. 27, Springfield, Ill. [to] Mr. Hanks. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771770

Springfield, Illinois, lawyer and law partner of Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln biographer.

From the description of Law commonplace book, ca. 1849. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891176

From the description of Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Owen Clark, Milford, Conn., 1866 Nov. 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891208

From the description of Legal documents, 1867, 1868. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891195

From the description of Record of legal precedents, ca. 1854. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809583

From the description of Legal documents, 1849-1860, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809505

From the description of Legal documents, 1853, 1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809512

From the description of Legal documents, 1856-1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809515

From the description of Letter: Chinkapin Hill P.O., Sangamon Co., Ill., to Mr. Noyes, 1874 Feb. 4. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809522

From the description of Legal documents, 1851-1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809509

From the description of Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Owen Clark, Milford, Conn., 1866 Oct. 4. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809542

From the description of Legal document, 1848 June 6. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809497

From the description of Legal documents, 1848-1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809503

From the description of Legal documents, 1858, 1860, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809516

From the description of Legal document, [1849 Sept.] (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809500

From the description of Letters, 1847-1853. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809566

From the description of Letter and writing, 1887, 1888? (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809519

From the description of Letter: Springfield, Ill., to [Andrew] Boyd, 1867 Jan. 29. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891210

From the description of Legal documents, 1850-1853, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891191

From the description of Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Mr. Wood, 1856 Nov. 15. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891206

From the description of Legal document : Sangamon County Circuit Court, 1859 Oct. 28. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891181

From the description of Papers, 1866-1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891238

From the description of Letters, 1850-1887. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891218

From the description of Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Mr. Chatterton, 1875 May 1. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891203

From the description of Legal documents, 1830-1897, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891185

From the description of Legal documents, 1843-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891190

From the description of Letters and note: Springfield, Ill., 1868-188? (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33891217

Junior law partner of Abraham Lincoln in 1844; author of Life of Lincoln.

From the description of ALS, 1890 Aug. 8-9, Springfield, Ill., to John Eleazer Remsburg. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626001

Biographical Notes

William Henry Herndon

1818 December 25 Born, Greensburg, Ky. 1820 Moved to Illinois 1821 Moved to Sangamon County, Ill. 1825 Moved to Springfield, Ill. 1836 1837 Student, preparatory department, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill. 1840 Married Mary Maxcy (died 1861) 1844 Admitted to bar and formed law partnership with Abraham Lincoln 1854 Elected mayor of Springfield, Ill. 1862 Married Anna Miles 1889 Coauthored with Jesse W. Weik Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (Chicago: Belford, Clarke. 3 vols.) 1891 March 18 Died, Springfield, Ill.

Jesse William Weik

1857 August 23 Born, Greencastle, Ind. 1875 A.B., Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University, Greencastle, Ind. 1883 A.M., Indiana Asbury University, Greencastle, Ind. 1880 Admitted to bar but never practiced 1889 Coauthored with William H. Herndon Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (Chicago: Belford, Clarke. 3 vols.) 1892 Published Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (New York: D. Appleton. 2 vols.), a revised edition of Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (Chicago: Belford, Clarke. 3 vols.) 1930 August 18 Died

Abraham Lincoln

1809 February 12 Born, Hardin County, Ky. 1816 Moved to Indiana 1830 Moved to Macon County, Ill. 1831 Moved to New Salem, Ill.; employed as storekeeper 1832 Served in Black Hawk War; became partner in Lincoln & Berry, a general store 1833 1836 Postmaster, New Salem, Ill. 1834 1836 Deputy county surveyor, Sangamon County, Ill. 1834 1841 Member, Illinois state legislature (Whig) 1836 Licensed as attorney 1837 Moved to Springfield and practiced law in partnership with John T. Stuart and later Stephen T. Logan 1842 Married Mary Todd 1844 Formed law partnership with William H. Herndon 1847 1849 Member, U.S. House of Representatives (Whig) from Illinois, Thirtieth Congress 1849 Resumed law practice 1856 Joined Republican party 1858 Unsuccessful Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in opposition to Stephen A. Douglas 1860 Elected president 1864 Reelected president 1865 April 14 Shot by John Wilkes Booth 1865 April 15 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Herndon-Weik Collection of Lincolniana, circa 1824-1933, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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