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Article: Lawyer Lincoln: what did Abraham Lincoln's law practice look like in antebellum Illinois? A pair of Lincoln scholars offer this overview.
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- Illinois Bar Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Abraham Lincoln practiced law for nearly 25 years in the courts of central Illinois. From his admission to the bar in 1836 to his inauguration as president in 1861, the law was Lincoln's occupation and professional identity. Over the course of his career, Lincoln remained a general practice attorney. He neither specialized in one area of the law nor sought other legal offices, such as state's attorney or judge. He excelled as an advocate before a jury, and his extensive legal practice in central Illinois aided his political ambitions. (1)
Law as "political religion"
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