Robert todd lincoln ( – ) was an american lawyer and businessman. From left to right – william wallace, edward baker (eddie) and thomas (tad) robert was the couple’s first child and the only one who lived to adulthood. He was born on the 1st of august, 1843. The eldest of the four sons born to mary todd lincoln and president abraham lincoln, robert was the only one to survive to adulthood and die of old age. Abraham, the middle child; The eldest son of president abraham lincoln and first lady mary todd lincoln, he was the only one of their four children to survive past 18 and also the only one to outlive both his parents. And thomas, who died in infancy. · robert todd lincoln , the eldest son of abraham lincoln and the only one to survive to adulthood, eschewed a political career to become a lawyer. · robert todd lincoln , by his own accord, imagined his life to be filled with sorrow and heartbreak. He was the only one of abraham’s children to survive into adulthood. Three sons of abraham lincoln and mary todd died before reaching adulthood. Robert was named after his maternal grandfather. Secretary of war and minister to great britain during republican administrations. Robert todd lincoln was the eldest and sole surviving child of abraham lincoln, who became a millionaire corporation attorney and served as u. s. Sarah , the eldest; · a virginia native, nancy moved to kentucky, where she married thomas lincoln and gave birth to their three children: Abraham lincoln had four children with his wife, mary todd lincoln — robert, edward, william, and thomas. Robert todd lincoln was the eldest of abraham lincoln’s sons.
