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Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) served as the first lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865. Mary Todd was born into a large and wealthy slave-owning family in Kentucky, although Mary never owned slaves and in her adulthood came to oppose slavery.
Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois, on August 1, 1843, to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He had three younger brothers, Edward, William, and Tad. By the time Lincoln was born, his father had become a well-known member of the Whig political party and had served as a member of the Illinois state legislature for four terms.
He married Dorothy Kay Brockman in 1968; the couple lived in Houston. [1] [5] He was a very private individual and refused public interviews. [4] He was a prolific donor to Republican groups and causes. [24] [25] On August 6, 2022, Brockman's attorney Kathy Keneally confirmed that he had died the previous day. He was 81 years old.
Lincoln Isham married Leahalma Correa. They did not have any children. Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (1904–1985) was a gentleman farmer and great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. He became the last undisputed descendant of Abraham Lincoln when his sister, Mary, died in 1975, having no children. [14]
When Mary was away, Lincoln’s bodyguard, David Derickson, would often share his bed, according to a diary entry by Elizabeth Woodbury Fox, the wife of Lincoln’s naval aide.
Robert Smith Todd (February 25, 1791 – July 17, 1849) was an American lawyer, soldier, banker, businessman and politician. He was the father of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln . Early life
A Texas billionaire has been charged in the largest alleged tax scheme in U.S. history. Robert Brockman, the 79-year-old CEO of software company Reynolds & Reynolds, is accused of attempting to ...
Billionaire Robert Brockman, who was indicted in what has been called the largest ever tax evasion case against an individual in the U.S., has died. He was 81.