Chauncy harris biography of abraham lincoln

  • The life of Abraham Lincoln; from his birth to his inauguration as president.
  • Chauncy Dennison Harris () served as Professor of Geography at The University of Chicago from , when he was hired as an Assistant Professor.
  • Includes reminiscences of General Ulysses S. Grant, Frederick Douglass, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Walt Whitman, and other contemporaries of Lincoln.

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    Abraham Lincoln&#;s Personality

    &#;In temper he was Earnest, yet controlled, frank, yet sufficiently guarded, patient, yet energetic, forgiving, yet just to himself; generous yet firm,&#; wrote J. T. Duryea of the U.S. Christian Commission, which met frequently with President Abraha Lincoln. &#;His conscience was the strongest element of his nature. His affections were tender & warm. His whole nature was simple and sincere &#; he was pure, and then was himself.&#;1

    The Marquis de Chambrun, a French writer who came to know Mr. Lincoln in the last months of his life, observed: &#;Such a nature was admirably constituted to direct an heroic struggle on the part of a people proud enough to prefer a guide to a leader, a man commissioned to execute the popular will but, as in his case, strong enough to enforce his own.&#;2

    Much of Mr. Lincoln&#;s character was framed in early manhood when he moved to New Salem, Illinois to work for shopkeeper Dennis Offut. Lincoln chronicler

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    Abraham Lincoln
    16th President of the United StatesIn office:

    March 4, - November 19,

    Preceded by: James Buchanan Succeded by: Hannibal HamlinMember of the United States House of Representatives from IllinoisIn office:

    March 4, - March 4,

    Preceded by: John Henry Succeded by: Thomas Harris Biography Born:

    February 12 , Hodgenville, Kentucky

    Died November 9 , Chicago, Illinois Nationality: American Political party: Republican Spouse:

    Mary Todd

    Children: Robert, Edward, William, Thomas Alma mater:

    None

    Occupation: Politician, Lawyer Religion: Non-denominational Christian

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    Guide to the Chauncy D. Harris Papers

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    The Chauncy D. Harris Papers were processed and preserved with the support of a generous gift from Chauncy D. Harris.

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    Abstract:

    Chauncy Dennison Harris () received his PhD from the University of Chicago in and spent the entirety of his academic career with the University's Department of Geography. A pioneer in the field of Slavic Studies, Harris specialized in the geography of the Soviet Union, though was equally well-known for his work in the field of urban geography. Well-respected as a scholar, Harris had contacts with academics all over the world, published widely, and played an importan

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