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Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln professed to friends in 1861 to be "an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay"

1861
Illinois, U.S.

True to his record, Lincoln professed to friends in 1861 to be "an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay". Their party favored economic modernization in banking, tariffs to fund internal improvements including railroads, and urbanization.


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