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18 de feb. de 2014 · Robert T. Lincoln was Abraham and Mary's oldest and last-surviving son, yet little has been published about the lawyer, businessman and statesman who lived d...
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Americans love legacies. Yet the legacy of Abraham Lincoln's only surviving child is largely unknown. Join us as we learn more about Robert Todd Lincoln.Don'...
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7 de jun. de 2023 · Published June 7, 2023. Updated May 17, 2024. Though Abraham Lincoln had four sons, his last undisputed direct descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died in 1985, apparently ending the family line. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith alongside his sister, Mary “Peggy” Lincoln Beckwith.
27 de mar. de 2012 · Meticulously researched, full of never-before-seen photographs and new insight into historical events, Giant in the Shadows is the missing chapter of the Lincoln family story. Emerson’s riveting work is more than simply a biography; it is a tale of American achievement in the Gilded Age and the endurance of the Lincoln legacy.
Robert Todd Lincoln, or “Bob” and “Prince of Rails” (a nickname developed on the President-elect’s trip to Washington and one which Robert detested), was named after Mary Todd’s father and was the oldest of the Lincoln children. Cross-eyed as child, he developed into a reserved but determined teenager.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Robert Todd Lincoln was a lawyer, a presidential elector for the Illinois branch of the republican party in 1880, secretary of war in the cabinets of Presidents james garfield and chester a. arthur, U.S. minister to Great Britain from 1889 to 1893, president and chairman of the board for the Illinois-based Pullman Palace Car Company, and the ...
2 de may. de 2015 · Robert Todd Lincoln died on July 26, 1926, six days before his 83rd birthday. He was seemingly surrounded by death his entire life – not just presidents, but also his brothers, his parents, his young son – yet persevered to carve out his own successes and legacy while honoring his famous name.
