While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.
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It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.
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Birth: | 26th February, 1832 |
Death: | 26th September, 1901 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Biographer, Secretary |
John George Nicolay was born in Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a German-born American biographer. He served as private secretary to US President Abraham Lincoln and later co-authored a biography of the 16th President. Shortly before his assassination, Lincoln appointed Nicolay to a diplomatic post in France. After the death of the President, he became United States Consul at Paris, France. He was Marshal of the United States Supreme Court. He wrote several books include: Hole-in-the-day, The Outbreak of the Rebellion, An oral history of Abraham Lincoln (biography), and With Lincoln in the White House (biography).
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