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William Henry Herndon (December 25, 1818 – March 18, 1891) was a law partner and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Springfield, Illinois. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik wrote the book Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, published in 1889.
Learn about William H. Herndon, the third and last law partner of Abraham Lincoln, who was nine years younger, more radical and impulsive than him. Find out how Lincoln chose him, how they worked together, and how they became friends despite their differences.
14. Apr. 2015 · William Herndon was the closest friend and colleague of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. He wrote the first honest biography of the president, based on his own memories and interviews, and sparked a controversy over Lincoln's character and legacy.
- Josh Zeitz
1. Mai 2000 · William H. Herndon, Abraham Lincoln's law partner and biographer, made a record of "secret and private things" about Lincoln in two memorandum books that long ago disappeared. Now diary entries...
In Abraham Lincoln: Reputation and character of Abraham Lincoln. …was his former law partner William Herndon. When Lincoln died, Herndon began a new career as Lincoln authority, collecting reminiscences wherever he could find them and adding his own store of memories.
Learn about the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his law partner William H. Herndon, who was 23 years younger and a contrast to Lincoln in temperament and habits. Find out how Lincoln valued Herndon's loyalty, supported him despite his flaws, and influenced his political views.
summary. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, William H. Herndon began work on a brief, "subjective" biography of his former law partner, but his research turned up such unexpected and often startling information that it became a lifelong obsession.
