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Bookmark or Share- William Herndon (lawyer) - WikipediaWilliam Henry Herndon (December 25, 1818 – March 18, 1891) was a law partner and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Springfield, Illinois. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik wrote the book Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, published in 1889. Early life.
- The Man Who Created the Lincoln We Know - POLITICO MagazineWilliam Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner in Springfield, spent 16 years by his side but later observed that Lincoln was the most “shut-mouthed man who ever lived.” Even Lincoln conceded...
- Herndon's Lincoln - William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - Google ...William H. Herndon aspired to write a faithful portrait of his friend and law partner, Abraham Lincoln, based on his own observations and on hundreds of letters and interviews he had compiled...
- Lincoln Lore – William Herndon - Legislative Research CommissionHerndon was an important political advisor to Lincoln until after his race against Stephen A. Douglas for the Senate in 1858. As the new Republican Party became more conservative, Herndon, with his fiery views of the sectional crisis (war or separation), became increasingly marginalized.
- Abraham Lincoln and William Herndon - C-SPAN.org"William H. Herndon in His Own Voice" was part of the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium exploring the 16th president's life, career, and legacy.
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