Mathew Brady Studio, c. 1860-1870 (National Portrait Gallery)

Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) — 16. LINCOLN

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John George Nicolay

BORN:
February 26, 1832
Essingen, Bavaria

DIED:
September 26, 1901 (age 69)
Washington, DC

HGHLIGHTS:
1838:
Immigrated to the United States
1854-1856:
Editor, Free Press, Pittsfield, Illinois
1856-1860:
Clerk to the Secretary of State of Illinois
1861-1865:
Private Secretary to Abraham Lincoln
1865-1869:
U.S. Consul in Paris, France
1872-1888:
Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court
1890:
Published multivolume Abraham Lincoln biography with John Hay

RESOURCES:

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. (Library of Congress)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Lehrman Institute
Lehrman Institute
Library of Congress
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Nicolay/Hay)