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Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman. The eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, he was the only one of their four children to outlive his parents.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1843-1926) Who Was Robert Todd Lincoln? Robert Todd Lincoln was the first-born son of President Abraham Lincoln, and the only one of Lincoln’s four children to live to adulthood....
Nov 13, 2019 · Meet Robert Todd Lincoln, The Estranged Son Of The 16th President Who Had His Mother Committed. By Leah Silverman | Edited By Maggie Donahue. Published November 13, 2019. Updated April 16, 2024. After his father was assassinated, Robert Todd Lincoln kept an insanity file on his mother that he later used to have her committed to an asylum.
A young Robert Todd Lincoln in 1865, the year his father was assassinated. Robert was not present when President Lincoln was shot, but was by his father’s side when he died. Library of Congress. Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, felt cursed.
Mar 21, 2024 · Robert Todd Lincoln (born Aug. 1, 1843, Springfield, Ill., U.S.—died July 26, 1926, Manchester, Vt.) was the eldest and sole surviving child of Abraham Lincoln, who became a millionaire corporation attorney and served as U.S. secretary of war and minister to Great Britain during Republican administrations.
Robert Todd Lincoln was the oldest of Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s four sons. He was 17 and a student at Phillips Exeter Academy preparing for Harvard when his father entered the White House in 1861. Robert joined the Union Army in 1864 and was made a captain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers on the staff of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Dec 19, 2021 · Robert Todd Lincoln was close to three presidential assassinations—including his dad’s - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 2 years ago. Retropolis. He...
