Mary Todd Lincoln
Full Name: Mary Todd Lincoln
Born: December 13, 1818
Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky
Father: Robert Smith Todd
Mother: Eliza Parker Todd
President: Abraham Lincoln
Children: Four; 4 boys
Education: Private education - boarding school
Religion: No formal affiliation
Died: July 16, 1882
Place of Death: Springfield, Illinois
Interesting Facts:
First wife of a Presidential canidate to attened rallies and to speak out against her husband's opponents.
She spent greater amounts on clothes then any other First Lady, she bought 3 hundred pairs of lace gloves in four months, leaving the Lincoln family in tremendous debt.
Mary tried to commit suicide, but failed.
She was committed to an institution later in life.