Abraham Lincoln first attended school in the fall of 1815, at the age of 6. In a tiny one-room schoolhouse, teacher Why Is Abraham Lincoln Called Honest Abe? A: Abraham Lincoln was first labeled "Honest Abe" when he was a young store clerk who went out of his way to ensure customers were not shortchanged. read more
He did not attend Law school, serve as an apprentice, or take a BarExam. Abraham Lincoln became a lawyer under an Illinois law enacted in1833. read more
Abraham Lincoln first attended school in the fall of 1815, at the age of 6. In a tiny one-room schoolhouse, teacher Zachariah Riney taught Abe and his sister Sarah until they both stopped attending a few weeks later. read more
Lincoln "thinks that the aggregate of all his schooling did not amount to one year," he said in a biography published in an 1860 edition of the Chicago Tribune. He made up for his lack of formal schooling by voracious reading and writing, teaching himself both Latin and the law. read more