Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (politician)

Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. (February 27, 1817 September 12, 1898)[4] was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1858–1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.

Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr.
16th & 18th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1858–1861
Preceded byAlexander H. Rice
Succeeded byJoseph Wightman
In office
1863–1867
Preceded byJoseph Wightman
Succeeded byOtis Norcross
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1872[1]  1874[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853[1]
In office
1853[1]  1853[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1847[1]  1848[1]
Personal details
BornFebruary 27, 1817[2]
Boston, Massachusetts[2]
DiedSeptember 12, 1898(1898-09-12) (aged 81)[2]
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Emeline Hall, m. May 18, 1848;[1]
Emily Caroline Lincoln, m. June 20, 1854.[1]
ChildrenHarriet Lincoln Coolidge[3]
OccupationMaker of nautical and surveying instruments[2]

Frederick Douglass criticized him for not protecting, with city police, a December 1860 public meeting in Boston to discuss abolitionism. The meeting was broken up by a pro-slavery mob.[5]

He elected a 3rd Class (honorary) Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in recognition of his support of the Union during the American Civil War.

Family

Lincoln was the grandfather of Frederic Walker Lincoln IV, also known as Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 671.
  2. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 670.
  3. Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Moulton. pp. 205–.
  4. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, pp. 670–671.
  5. Lash, Kurt T., "Frederick Douglass’s 'Plea for Freedom of Speech in Boston'” (Law & Liberty, Aug. 21, 2019) "https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/08/21/frederick-douglass-plea-for-freedom-of-speech-in-boston/
Political offices
Preceded by
Alexander H. Rice
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1858–1861
Succeeded by
Joseph Wightman
Preceded by
Joseph Wightman
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1863–1867
Succeeded by
Otis Norcross
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