DeWitt Clinton Cregier

Historical marker location:

806 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Chicago Avenue on North Michigan Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1933

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.