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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 .
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.
Apr 14, 2015 · William Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner in Springfield, spent 16 years by his side but later observed that Lincoln was the most “shut-mouthed man who ever lived.” Even Lincoln conceded...
- Josh Zeitz
May 1, 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.
- Douglas L. Wilson
Commander William Lewis Herndon (25 October 1813 – 12 September 1857) was one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published in 1854 and distributed widely as Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon .
William H. Herndon: “was about five feet nine inches in height and well proportioned; his movements were swift; he was a rapid thinker, writer and speaker, and usually reached his conclusions quickly and expressed them forcibly and positively,” wrote Charles Zane, who became Herndon’s law partner after the Civil War.
…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.
