Lincoln, Thomas "Tad" (1853-1871)

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Autobiographical Notes upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: A War Time Childhood, April 1910

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Birth Date

1853-04-04

Death Date

1871-07-15

Birthplace

Springfield, IL

Biographical Text

Thomas "Tad" Lincoln was the youngest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. An extremely mischievous boy, he did not like school and he and his brother Willie were allowed free reign in the Lincoln house, including the White House after his father became president. His brother Willie died in 1862, and after his father was assassinated in 1865, he was left with his mother. Tad Lincoln died at the age of 18 after an illness.

Occupation

Student

Source

Photograh from Anthony Berger, Abraham and Tad Lincoln, Feb. 1864 (Library of Congress)

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Szydlik, Margaret

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1910

Bibliography and Links

Library of Congress. Lincoln Bicentenial. “Tad Lincoln.” 2007. Accessed November 9, 2016.

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Wikipedia

“Death of 'Tad' Lincoln, Youngest Son of the Late President Lincoln,” Detroit Free Press, July 16, 1871.

“Death of 'Tad' Lincoln,” Lawrence Daily Journal, July 16, 1871.

Citation

“Lincoln, Thomas "Tad" (1853-1871),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 18, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/6183.