Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) — 16. LINCOLN

25. William McKinley (1897-1901) — 25. MCKINLEY

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BORN:
October 8, 1838;
Salem, Indiana

DIED:
July 1, 1905 (age 66)
Newbury, New Hampshire

EDUCATION:
Brown University

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1861-1864:
Assistant Private Secretary to President Abraham Lincoln
1864-1865:
Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army
1865-1867:
Secretary of American Legation, Paris, France
1867-1868:
Charge d’Affaires, Vienna, Austria
1869-1870:
Secretary of American Legation, Madrid, Spain
1870-1875:
Editorial Writer, New York Tribune
1879-1881:
Assistant Secretary of State
1881:
Editor, New York Tribune
1897-1898:
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
1898-1905:
Secretary of State

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Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner’s studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. “On this day John Hay wrote in his diary: ‘Went with Mrs. Ames to Gardner’s Gallery & were soon joined by Nico (John G. Nicolay) and the Prest. We had a great many pictures taken … some of the Prest. the best I have seen. … Nico & I immortalized ourselves by having ourselves done in a group with the Prest.” (Source: Ostendorf, p. 142)

State Department
Papers (Library of Congress)
Lehrman Institute
Lehrman Institute
Library of Congress
Ohio History Central
Wikipedia
Brown University Exhibit
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Nicolay and Hay)

JOHN M. HAY

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