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Two years later, a California doctor treated a young Marfan syndrome patient whose ancestry could be traced back to Lincoln, adding fuel to the theory. Since then, doctors and scientists have gone back and forth. While Lincoln did have some physical characteristics associated with Marfan syndrome, some experts have pointed out that he lacked certain hallmark symptoms, including a heart murmur and vision problems, Clinical Correlations notes.
John Sotos suggested that Lincoln may, in fact, have suffered from a related but distinct genetic disorder that eventually causes cancer. The results pointed to MEN 2B, the genetic disorder Sotos suggested Lincoln may have had, but were not conclusive enough to say for sure.
The event was devastating to him, and young Lincolngrew more alienated from his father and quietly resented the hard work placed on him at an early age. She was a strong and affectionate woman with whom Lincoln quickly bonded.
In Indiana, the family "squatted" on public land to scrap out a living in a crude shelter, hunting game and farming a small plot. It was while growing into manhood that Lincoln received his formal education — an estimated total of 18 months — a few days or weeks at a time. Reading material was in short supply in the Indiana wilderness.
Neighbors recalled how Lincoln would walk for miles to borrow a book. In March , the family again migrated, this time to Macon County, Illinois. When his father moved the family again to Coles County, year-old Lincoln struck out on his own, making a living in manual labor. Lincoln was six feet four inches tall, rawboned and lanky, but muscular and physically strong. He spoke with a backwoods twang and walked with a long-striding gait.
He was known for his skill in wielding an ax and early on made a living splitting wood for fire and rail fencing. Young Lincoln eventually migrated to the small community of New Salem, Illinois, where over a period of years he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and eventually general store owner.
It was there that Lincoln, working with the public, acquired social skills and honed storytelling talent that made him popular with the locals. When the Black Hawk War broke out in between the United States and Native Americans, the volunteers in the area elected Lincoln to be their captain. He saw no combat during this time, save for "a good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes," but was able to make several important political connections.
In , Lincoln began his political career and was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. It was around this time that he decided to become a lawyer, teaching himself the law by reading William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. After being admitted to the bar in , he moved to Springfield, Illinois, and began to practice in the John T.
Stuart law firm. In , Lincoln partnered with William Herndon in the practice of law. Though the two had different jurisprudent styles, they developed a close professional and personal relationship.
Lincoln made a good living in his early years as a lawyer, but found that Springfield alone didn't offer enough work, so to supplement his income, he followed the court as it made its rounds on the circuit to the various county seats in Illinois. Lincoln was married to Mary Todd on November 4, Todd was a high-spirited, well-educated woman from a distinguished Kentucky family.
In , the engagement was suddenly broken off, most likely at Lincoln's initiative. Mary and Lincoln met later at a social function and eventually married in Before marrying Todd, Lincoln was involved with other potential matches. Around , he purportedly met and became romantically involved with Anne Rutledge. Before they had a chance to be engaged, a wave of typhoid fever came over New Salem and Anne died at age Her death was said to have left Lincoln severely depressed.
About a year after the death of Rutledge, Lincoln courted Mary Owens. The two saw each other for a few months and marriage was considered. But in time, Lincoln called off the match. Lincoln served a single term in the U. House of Representatives from to His foray into national politics seemed to be as unremarkable as it was brief.
He was the lone Whig from the state of Illinois, showing party loyalty, but finding few political allies. Lincoln used his term in office to speak out against the Mexican-American War and supported Zachary Taylor for president in His criticism of the war made him unpopular back home and he decided not to run for second term, but instead returned to Springfield to practice law. By the s, the railroad industry was moving west and Illinois found itself becoming a major hub for various companies.
Lincoln served as a lobbyist for the Illinois Central Railroad as its company attorney. Success in several court cases brought other business clients as well — banks, insurance companies and manufacturing firms.
Lincoln also worked in some criminal trials.
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