![]() "By the time he is nineteen, Abraham Lincoln is six feet four inches tall". ![]() The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (1965) (6), frequently references Abraham's height. "When he reached seventeen years of age, and they measured him, he was six feet, nearly four inches, high, from the bottoms of his moccasins to the top of his skull."įinally, it appears Abraham reached his adult height somewhere between 17-19. He didn't stop growing there! Abraham Lincoln the prairie years (1961) (5), mentions a measurement in his shoes: ![]() "Abraham Lincoln was fourteen years of age, then more than six feet high" Lincoln was also a very tall teenager, as Abraham Lincoln a biographical essay (1907) (4) mentions: "People, young and old, not only liked but trusted as well this tal l, unusual boy." "BY THE TIME Abraham Lincoln had passed his sixth birthday he had grown quite tall, though considerably lacking in width". It appears that Abraham was destined to be tall and lanky, as by 6 years old he was already shaping into his adult self, and also leaving a positive impression on people.Īs The prairie president (1930) (3) mentions: However, it is also believable that he stood closer to 6'4" than 6'3.75" when standing straight. Regarding these claims, Abraham appears to state he is around 6'4' in height. "Mr Lincoln remarked that he himself was a little short of six feet four inches, with his boots off" "I am in height, six feet, four inches, nearly lean in flesh, weighing, on an average, one hundred and eighty pounds".Ģ: The book Conversations with Lincoln (2017) (2) references Abraham's height claims, such as in response to being asked his height, he said: "I'm six feet four in my stockings" When Abraham Lincoln stood straight and at his full height, I believe that he woke in the morning standing comfortably over 6'4" tall, then for the majority of the day he stood very close to 6'4" (193 cm), dipping to 6'3.75" (192.4 cm) in the late afternoon/evening.ġ: In late 1859 Abraham wrote an autobiographical sketch (1) including his height and weight, saying: What was the Problem with Abraham Lincoln? | What was Abraham Lincoln fighting for?
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