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William Henry Herndon (December 25, 1818 – March 18, 1891) was a law partner and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Springfield, Illinois .
Learn about William H. Herndon, the third and last law partner of Abraham Lincoln, who was nine years younger and less experienced than him. Find out how Lincoln chose him, how they worked together, and how Herndon remembered Lincoln after his death.
14 de abr. de 2015 · William Herndon was the closest friend and colleague of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. He wrote the first honest biography of the president, based on his own memories and interviews, and sparked a controversy over Lincoln's character and legacy.
1 de may. de 2000 · William H. Herndon, Abraham Lincoln's law partner and biographer, made a record of "secret and privatethings" about Lincoln in two memorandum books that long ago disappeared.
William Henry Herndon (25 de diciembre de 1818 - 18 de marzo de 1891) fue socio legal y biógrafo del presidente Abraham Lincoln. Fue uno de los primeros miembros del nuevo Partido Republicano y fue elegido alcalde de Springfield, Illinois.
In Abraham Lincoln: Reputation and character of Abraham Lincoln. …was his former law partner William Herndon. When Lincoln died, Herndon began a new career as Lincoln authority, collecting reminiscences wherever he could find them and adding his own store of memories.
18 de mar. de 2017 · Douglas Wilson, co-editor of Herndon on Lincoln: Letters, discusses the writings of William H. Herndon, Lincoln's biographer and law partner. The video is part of the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium on C-SPAN 3.
