Feb 11, 2020 · Though Abraham Lincoln's beard is now an indelible part of his image, it didn't come into existence until after he'd won the presidential election in November 1860. Lincoln decided to grow out...

Mar 19, 2018 · Can you imagine President Abraham Lincoln without his iconic beard? Facial hair all but defines his famous face—stamped on millions of pennies and in the memories of millions of visitors to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Feb 8, 2021 · Not only did Abraham Lincoln write Bedell back, but he began growing his beard. By the time he appeared at his 1861 inauguration, it had already gotten thick and long — a distinctive style he'd wear for the remainder of his life.

Apr 8, 2014 · What did facial hair do for Abraham Lincoln that being clean-shaven did not? Lincoln’s army of biographers have offered a number of explanations. David Herbert Donald, for instance, suggested that Lincoln’s beard lent the president …

Abraham Lincoln is lauded for his steadfast leadership in a time of tumult, but the 16th President evidently also had an impressionable side: One of his defining physical traits, his iconic beard, was grown at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl.

Legend says that Abraham Lincoln grew his beard at the request of a young girl who said he was ugly. Why did Lincoln really grow his famous beard?

It's a reply to an 11-year-old Westfield, New York girl who wrote to suggest that he grow a a beard to improve his Presidential prospects. Lincoln didn't make any promises, but he wore a full beard as President-elect when he stopped in Westfield on …