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Question
Write a short note about his childhood.
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Solution
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. He lived a life of hardship doing manual work. He served in Illinois Legislature from 1834 for eight years. He retired from politics for some time and worked as a successful lawyer in Illinois. He re-entered politics in 1858 and contested for the senate. He lost to Stephen A Douglas.
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