Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 – October 8, 1829) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln Sr. and brother of Levi Lincoln Jr. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard College in 1807. He also served as Governor of Maine from 1827 until his death in October 1829.
Enoch Lincoln | |
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| 6th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 3, 1827 – October 8, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Albion Parris |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Cutler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| In office November 4, 1818 – 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 | December 28, 1788 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 8, 1829 (aged 40) Augusta, Maine |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican National Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Salem in 1811. He served as United States district attorney 1815–1818, and moved to Paris, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in 1819 and continued the practice of law.
In November 1818, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican, representing the Maine district, to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Albion K. Parris. He was reelected to the Sixteenth Congress and served from November 4, 1818, to March 3, 1821.
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, he was again elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and elected as a Pro-Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821, until his resignation some time in 1826. He served as Governor of Maine from 1827 until his death. He won three terms, all with over 90% of the vote.[3] He did not run for a fourth term.
Lincoln died in Augusta, Maine, on October 8, 1829, after the election of his successor Jonathan G. Hunton before Lincoln's term expired. Two Presidents of the Maine Senate, Nathan Cutler and Joshua Hall, had to serve as lame-duck successors between the two men. Lincoln was interred in a mausoleum in Capitol Park, directly opposite the Maine State House.
The town of Lincoln, Maine, is named for him.
Lincoln was distantly related to Abraham Lincoln, sharing a common ancestor with the sixteenth U.S. President in Samuel Lincoln, who had settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.[4]
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.
- Lea et al, p. 136.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Albion K. Parris |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 20th congressional district November 4, 1818 – March 4, 1821 |
Succeeded by District moved to Maine |
| Preceded by District moved from Massachusetts |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 7th congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 |
Succeeded by David Kidder |
| Preceded by Ebenezer Herrick |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 5th congressional district March 4, 1823 – 1826 |
Succeeded by James W. Ripley |
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| Preceded by Albion Parris |
6th Governor of Maine January 3, 1827 – October 8, 1829 |
Succeeded by Nathan Cutler |
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