M Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th President (1861–1865), led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis – the Civil War. He preserved the Union, issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in Confederate territory, and set the path to abolish slavery nationwide with the 13th Amendment, before his assassination just days after the war’s end.

Interesting anecdote: Before his presidency, Lincoln was renowned for his wrestling skills. Tall and strong, he reportedly won nearly 300 matches and is enshrined in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. His frontier wrestling prowess was part of the folklore that contributed to his image as a man of the people.