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From 1847 to 1853, Mr Lincoln hit the road to travel the 8th Judicial Circuit each Spring and Fall. For the latter half that period, Mr. Lincoln's friend, David Davis, was the presiding judge. Occasionally, Mr. Lincoln sat in for Judge Davis. The courthouses on the circuit also often served as the backdrop for political events and rallies. As organized in 1839, the Circuit included Champaign, Dewitt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon and Tazewell. Three years later, Christian, Logan, Shelby and Woodford Counties were added. In 1853 State's judicial circuits were realigned. The new Eighth Circuit was limited to Sangamon, Logan, McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, DeWitt, Champaign, and Vermilion.
Lincoln would travel to as many as fourteen county seats over a ten to twelve week period. It is believed that his time spent on the Circuit developed his political skills, plus he made new and important friends who would become the team that created Lincoln's nomination strategy at the Chicago Republican Convention in 1860, which would garner Lincoln the presidential nomination.
Lincoln would travel to as many as fourteen county seats over a ten to twelve week period. It is believed that his time spent on the Circuit developed his political skills, plus he made new and important friends who would become the team that created Lincoln's nomination strategy at the Chicago Republican Convention in 1860, which would garner Lincoln the presidential nomination.
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