Mary Todd Lincoln
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Mary Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865.
A fictionalized version of Mary Todd was portrayed by Lori Horvik in the film Mercedes Ray. In the movie, Mary Todd is forced to deal with the childish behavior of her husband during a performance of Our American Cousin.
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[edit] About Mary Todd
[edit] Biography
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Robert Smith Todd and Eliza Parker, prominent residents of the city. They were slaveholders, as were most of her relatives. At the age of twenty, Mary Todd moved to Illinois where her sister Elizabeth was living. Elizabeth introduced Mary to the young lawyer who would later become her husband; she was also courted by Stephen A. Douglas. Abraham and Mary Lincoln were married on November 4, 1842. Mary was well-educated and interested in public affairs, and shared her husband's fierce ambition. However, she was high-strung and touchy, and sometimes acted irrationally. She was almost instantly unpopular upon her arrival in the capital.
[edit] Appearances
- Mercedes Ray (2007).... Lori Horvik
[edit] External Links
- Mary Todd Lincoln at Wikipedia
