Leading up to his presidential campaign, Lincoln elevated his profile in an 1859 murder case, with his defense of Simeon Quinn "Peachy" Harrison who was a third cousin; Harrison was also the grandson of Lincoln's political opponent, Rev. Peter Cartwright.
lˈiːdɪŋ ˌʌp tə hɪz pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kæmpˈeɪn, lˈɪŋkən ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz pɹˈoʊfaɪl ɪn æn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn mˈɜːdɚ kˈeɪs, wɪð hɪz dᵻfˈɛns ʌv sˈaɪmɑːn kwˈɪn "pˈiːki" hˈæɹɪsən hˌuː wʌzɐ θˈɜːd kˈʌzən; hˈæɹɪsən wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv lˈɪŋkənz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl əpˈoʊnənt, ɹˈɛv. pˈiːɾɚ kˈɑːɹtɹaɪt.