Weik, Jesse William, 1857-1930
Variant namesAuthor, lecturer, and Lincoln biographer of Greencastle, Indiana. Collaborated with William Henry Herndon on Herndon's Lincoln (1889). Author of The Real Lincoln (1922).
From the description of Correspondence, 1887-1921, 1948. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 59284104
Author, lecturer and Lincoln biographer of Greencastle, Indiana. Collaborated with William Henry Herndon on Herndon's Lincoln (1889). Author of The Real Lincoln (1922).
From the description of Papers, 1833-1929. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23124659
Biographical Notes
William Henry Herndon
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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
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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
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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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Birth 1857-08-23
Death 1930-08-18
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