By the spring conventions in the required nine states had ratified, and the Constitution could become law. But with powerful, populous, and highly divided Virginia and New York yet to vote, the legitimacy of the new national system had not yet been fully resolved. A Biography of John Hancock.
Abraham Lincoln was elected for two terms, but only served one of them in full. &nbsp;His first term began on March 4, 1861. &nbsp;He was re-elected in 1864 and began his second term on March 4, 1865, but was assassinated after only 42 days, dying in office on April 15, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln's four sons were Robert Todd, Edward Baker, William  Wallace   and Thomas. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln had four sons. Two of which died of illness duâ¦ring childhood; Edward Baker Lincoln at age three, and William Wallace Lincoln at age eleven.