Rankin, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1837-1927

Springfield, Illinois attorney who worked in Abraham Lincoln's law office 1856 to 1861, and wrote on subjects relating to Lincoln.

From the description of Letter, January 14, 1927. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 268659002

Springfield, Ill. attorney who worked in Lincoln's law office for a time and wrote on subjects relating to Lincoln.

From the description of Personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln, the first American, 1916. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53969464

From the description of Papers, 1915. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53969463

Lincoln author, farmer, investor and banker. Son of Amberry and Arminda Rogers Rankin, he studied law in the office of Abraham Lincoln and William Herndon, Springfield, Illinois, from 1856 to 1861, and came to know Abraham Lincoln.

Born in Athens, Illinois, Rankin lived in Petersburg, Jacksonville and Springfield, Illinois. He married Alma Hurd in 1864, and they were the parents of Fred H., Albert H. and Emma (Mrs. Clayton J. Barber) Rankin. Henry Rankin wrote Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1916, and Intimate Character Sketches of Abraham Lincoln, 1924, as well as several pamphlets and articles on Lincoln. Alma Rankin died in 1915, and Henry in 1927 at the age of 91. They are buried in Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Illinois.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1889-1927. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31726408