Most important person in Lincoln's life

[Eva Elisabeth]

Angela, please allow me to remark I've never said nor believe Mary influenced her husband's character. (As I said I believe most character traits are first of all inherent anyway.) Also I myself in my last post said how limited in the end her influence on his attire was. As for Oregon, I guess she didn't want to go into wilderness because she saw no glorious future there (if her husband hadn't she wouldn't have had either), which was obvious. Also I think he seriously feared the same.
As for his legal career, J. T. Stuart encouraged him to study law.