Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln | |
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U.S. House of Representatives | |
In office November 4, 1818 – January 1826 | |
Preceded by | Albion Parris |
Succeeded by | James W. Ripley |
Constituency | Massachusetts 20th (1818–21)[1] Maine 7th (1821–23) Maine 5th (1823–26) |
Personal details | |
Born | Worcester, Massachusetts | December 28, 1788
Died | October 8, 1829 Augusta, Maine | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic-Republican National Republican |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 – October 8, 1829) was an American politician, serving as U.S. Representative from, successively, Massachusetts and from Maine. He was the son of Levi Lincoln Sr. and his wife, and the younger brother of Levi Lincoln Jr. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard College in 1807. He was elected and served as Governor of Maine from 1827 until his death in October 1829.
He studied law, was
In November 1818, Lincoln was elected as a
Lincoln was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819.[2] A portion of his business and personal papers resides in the manuscript collections of the AAS within the Lincoln Family Papers.
Upon the admission of Maine as a state, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Maine to the
Lincoln died in
The town of Lincoln, Maine, is named for him.
Lincoln was distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln, sharing common ancestor Samuel Lincoln, who had settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.[5]
External links
- The Lincoln Family Papers, the American Antiquarian Society
References
- United States Congress. "Enoch Lincoln (id: L000314)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ This district was moved to Maine as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
- ^ "MemberListL". americanantiquarian.org. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Enoch Lincoln". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Richmond Times-Dispatch 15 Aug 1999, Sun ·Page 84
- ^ Lea et al, p. 136.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress