Abraham Lincoln was in politics.
Abraham Lincoln . Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846 , Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks , tariffs , and railroads . The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln , one of the best-known in American history . The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which , along with the Senate , composes the legislature of the United States .