Who Am I?

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Few great leaders encountered defeat so consistently before enjoying ultimate victory as did this individual. A frequently reported listing of these failures includes the following:
Failed in business in 1831
Ran for legislature and lost in 1832
Failed in business in 1834
Sweetheart died in 1835
Had a nervous breakdown in 1836
Lost political campaign in 1838
Defeated for Congress in 1843
Defeated for Congress in 1846
Defeated for Congress in 1848
Defeated fof U.S. Senate in 1855
Defeated for Vice President in 1856
Defeated for U.S. Senate in 1858

Elected as 16th president of the United States – 1860 – Abraham Lincoln

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