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He failed in business in '31
He was defeated for State Legislature in '32
He tried another business in '33 and failed
His fiancé died in'35
In '43 he ran for Congress and was defeated
He tried again in '48 and was defeated again
He ran for Senate in '55 and lost
In '56 he ran for Vice-President and lost
In 1860, the man who signed himself Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the USA