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About The White House. First Families. Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. She served as First Lady from 1861 until his assassination...
Mary Todd Lincoln died at the home of her sister in Springfield, Illinois, on July 16, 1882. Grieving Mothers. Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln.
While Abraham Lincoln usually is regarded as savior of the United States, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, is often remembered as a shrew and ranked by historians as the worst First Lady in American history. While she could be spiteful, dismissive, corrupt, and jealous, Mary Todd Lincoln could be gracious, caring, and supportive as well.
