Did Abraham Lincoln Ever Visit The Uk?

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and, if so, exactly where and when?

[Old_Geezer]

Not that I am aware of, although it seems his father came from Norfolk according to Wikipedia. Can't see him doing so. I'd expect relations to be frosty given the UK's support for the South during the civil war.

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finally, a proper answer! not as if it's a weird question

[DTCwordfan]

No

[DTCwordfan]

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Not in this bio anyway.

[Zeuhl]

So how come we named one of our major cities after him?

:-)

[Baldric]

Just had a good Google, can't find anything, only the bit about Norfolk that O_G mentioned!

[DTCwordfan]

Where is the city of Abraham then, zeuhl?

[Zeuhl]

lol DT

/Where is the city of Abraham then, zeuhl?/

I'm surprised you don't know that DT

It's in Derbyshire somewhere. I've not been myself - i think you have to get a cable car

[DTCwordfan]

Now there is an idea, one that would really rub AOG et al the wrong way.....The Peak District and with all that limestone find a nice crag and create our own Mt Rushmore with reliefs of Attlee, Wilson, Callaghan, Blair, and Brown set into the rock for posterity.

[emmie]

DT, then fire an exocet at it, smash it to smithereens..

[emmie]

this is quite interesting

http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour6/lincolnstatue.html

[DJHawkes]

his son Robert Todd Lincoln was the US Minister to the United Kingdom 1889-1893, he lived for that time at Winfield House, in Regenst Park and so he must be on the 1891 cenus somewhere. He worked at the American Embassy in Grosvenor Park. Unless the Embassy and the Ambassador were not enumerated. Might be interesting checking it out.

[DJHawkes]

and his father was descended from a Norfolk Family that went to america not born in norfolk himself