Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. | |
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| Mayor of Boston | |
| In office January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wightman |
| Succeeded by | Otis Norcross |
| In office January 4, 1858 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander H. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wightman |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 6th Suffolk district[1] | |
| In office 1872[1]–1874[1] | |
| Succeeded by | John Torrey Morse |
| 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 | |
| Born | February 27, 1817[2] |
| Died | September 12, 1898(1898-09-12) (aged 81)[2] |
| Party | Republican[1] |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Harriet Lincoln Coolidge[3] |
| Occupation | Maker of nautical and surveying instruments[2] |
Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. (February 27, 1817 – September 12, 1898)[4] was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenthmayor ofBoston, Massachusetts from 1858 to 1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.
Lincoln was born February 27, 1817 in Boston.
Frederick Douglass criticized him for not protecting, with city police, a December 1860 public meeting in Boston to discussabolitionism. The meeting was broken up by a pro-slavery mob.[5] On July 14, 1863, Lincoln ordered all 330 officers in theBoston Police Department to quell a draft riot amongIrish Catholics attempting to raidUnion armories in theNorth End.[6]
He elected a 3rd Class (honorary) Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in recognition of his support of the Union during theAmerican Civil War.
Lincoln was the grandfather ofFrederic W. Lincoln IV.[4]
He married Emeline Hall on May 18, 1848[1]
He married Emily Caroline on June 20, 1854[7]
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| Preceded by | Mayor ofBoston, Massachusetts 1863–1867 | Succeeded by |
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