The Story Of A Failure

He was born in February 12, 1809.
In 1816, his family was forced out of their home.
He had to work to support them.
His mother died when he was only 9 years.
In 1831, he failed in business.
In 1832, he ran for state legislature and lost totally.
In 1832, he also lost his job and wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in.
In 1833, he borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
In 1834, he ran for state legislature again and won.
In 1835, he had a broken heart when his engaged sweatheart died.
In 1836, he had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
In 1838, Sought to become speaker of the state legislature and was defeated.
In 1840, sought to become elector but was defeated.
In 1843, he ran for Congress and lost.
In 1846, he ran for Congress again and this time he won and went to Washington and did a good job.
In 1848, ran for re-election to Congress but lost.
In 1849, sought the job of land officer in his home state but was rejected.
In 1854, he ran for Senate of the United States and lost.
In 1856, sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention and got less than 100 votes.
In 1858, ran for U.S. Senate again and again he lost. But in 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th elected president of the United States after losing eight (8) elections.