DustinMathews.com - Trivia
August 15, 2007
Who was this?
1832 - Lost job/Defeated for state legislature
1833 - Failed in business
1834 - Elected to Illinois state legislature
1835 - Sweetheart died
1836 - Had nervous breakdown
1838 - Defeated for Speaker
1843 - Defeated for nomination for Congress
1846 - Elected to Congress
1848 - Was not renominated
1849 - Rejected for land officer
1854 - Defeated for U.S. Senate
1856 - Defeated for nomination for Vice-President
1858 - Again defeated for U.S. Senate
1860 - Elected President
Answer: Abe Lincoln
Persistence pays off!
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