Abraham Lincoln

1831 Failure in business

1832 Defeated in his bid as state legislator

1832 Unemployed

1833 Failure in business again

1834 Elected as state legislator

1835 His fiancee passed away

1836 Suffer a nervous breakdown

1838 Defeated for Speaker

1838 Defeated in his bid as chair of state legislation

1840 Defeated for Elector

1843 Defeated for Congressional Nomination

1845 Defeated in House Representative candidate nomination

1846 Elected as House Representative

1848 Defeated in his bidding for a second term in the house

1849 Sought a job in the state office of estates, but was refused

1854 Lost his bid for a seat in the Senate

1856 Defeated in Vice President candidate nomination

1858 Once against defeated in Senate elections

1860 Elected as the President of the United States