Celebrities Who Got Rich and Then Lost It All

Abraham Lincoln

Before Lincoln became president, he was in deep financial trouble. Lincoln declared bankruptcy in 1833 when the general store he owned went under. He went straight from failing as a business owner to being a politician, and then he led the Union to victory in the Civil War. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.