THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, P. COSTA, COX, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, LENTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MENSCH, METCALFE, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, QUINN, REESE, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON, YUDICHAK AND YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 27, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 27, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Observing February 12, 2009, as the 200th anniversary of the

birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United

States.

WHEREAS, President Lincoln became the 16th President of the

United States on March 4, 1861, and served in that role until

his death on April 15, 1865; and

WHEREAS, President Lincoln was born into humble circumstances

on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky;

and

WHEREAS, A strong believer in the values of education and

hard work, President Lincoln, who grew up in Indiana and into

maturity in Illinois, served in the Illinois legislature for

eight years and was a successful lawyer; and

WHEREAS, President Lincoln served in the United States House

of Representatives from 1847 to 1849 and ran for United States

Senator from Illinois in 1858, a campaign which, though

unsuccessful at the time, catapulted him into national

prominence and led to his nomination as the 1860 Republican

candidate for President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, President Lincoln's outstanding role as president

during the Civil War brought him historical recognition as one

of our nation's greatest leaders; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe February

12, 2009, as the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham

Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.