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Lincoln grew up in Kentucky and Indiana before settling in Illinois, where he worked at odd jobs. He educated himself in law and served one term in Congress 1847–1849. After returning briefly to the law, he was provoked into renewed political activity by the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which removed barriers to slavery in new states. He joined the Republican Party and was elected President in 1860. Immediately faced with the threat of Southern Secession, he took summary powers to prepare the Northern states for war. He proclaimed that, from 1 January 1863, all slaves in the rebellious districts would be made free. He won a further presidential election in 1864 but, just over a week after the after the war's end, he was assassinated by a fanatical southern sympathiser.
Title
Monument to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
Date
1920
Medium
bronze & grey granite
Measurements
H 365 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 380 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1P_II_S017
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Westminster City Council
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
28th July 1920
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on the right side of the statue's self-base: AVGUSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS SCVLPTOR / MDCCCLXXXVII
Inscription description
on the front of the plinth: ABRAHAM / LINCOLN; along the top of the back of the chair behind Lincoln: E PLURIBUS UNUM
