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 57 78 LINCOLN. LISTEMANN. riod than that which ushered in the war of the rebellion, embraced by his previous service. It was in the latter period that Mr. Lincoln more than ever displayed the qualities of a sturdy executive, and, by the prompt use of military force, crushed out an incipient rebellion, in the form of draft riots in Boston. For this and other official and private services connected with the civil war, he was complimented with mem- bership in the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. As chairman of the committee, he deliv- ered the presentation address at the unveil- ing of the first out-door statue set up in Bos- ton — that of Benjamin Franklin in front of city hall. Interested in all public measures, he has ever been prominent in any move- ment that helped engrave, not only in mon- umental marble, but on the hearts and minds of the rising generation, the patri- otic deeds and noble sacrifices of the founders of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts. The honorary degree of master of arts has been conferred on him by Harvard Uni- versity, and also by Dartmouth College. The Lincoln school, South Boston, dedi- cated September 17, 1859, during his may- oralty, was named for him. In May, 1S48, Mr. Lincoln married Emeline, a daughter of the Hon. Jacob Hall. She died the following year, leaving a daughter, Harriet A., now the wife of George A. Coolidge. On June 20, 1854, he married Emily C. a daughter of Noah Lincoln. Their children are: Frederick W., Jr., of the firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co., of Boston, Mary K.., and Louis Revere Lincoln. LINCOLN, LEONTINE, son of Jona- than Thayer and Abby (Luscomb) Lin- coln, was born in Fall River, Bristol county, December 26, 1846. He is a descendant of Thomas Lincoln, who settled in Taun- ton in 1652. llis early educational training was ob- tained in the public schools of his native city, and a private school, Providence, R. I. At the age of nineteen he began busi- life in the counting-room of Kilburn, Lincoln i: Co.. Fall River, manufacturers ol cotton and silk machinery — a corpora- tion of which his father, J. T. Lincoln, was president, the position being held later on by his brother, H. C. Lincoln. In 1872 Mr. Lincoln be ame treasurer of the com- pany, succeeding E. C. Kilburn, who re- tired from the concern. The compam is one of the largest makers of cotton and silk looms. Mr. Lincoln still holds the treasurership of the company. Mr. Lincoln was married in Fall River, May 12, 1868, to Amelia S., daughter of John Duncan, D. D., and Mary A. (Ma- cowan) Duncan. Of this union are two children : Jonathan Thayer and Leontine Lincoln, Jr. Mr. Lincoln is president and director of the Second National Bank ; president of the Seaconnet Mills ; a director in the Tecumseh Mills, the King Philip Mills, the Barnard Manufacturing Company, the Crystal Spring Bleaching & Dyeing Company, and a member of the board of investment of the Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank. He has been a member of the board of trustees of the public library for twelve years, and secretary and treasurer of the board eleven years ; a member of the Fall River school board ten years, and its chair- man 18S8 and '89. He is also a member and the secretary of the board of trustees of the B. M. C. Durfee high school. Mr. Lincoln has written frequent articles for the press on "Home Travel," " Read- ing," and on various industrial and politi- cal questions. He has always been inter- ested in educational matters, and in 1SS9 received the honorary degree of A. M. from Brown University. He is a repre- sentative man, not only of the manufact- uring interests but of the better social element of Fall River. LISTEMANN, BERNHARD FRIEDRICH WlLHELM, eighth child of Friedrich Wil- helm and Henrietta Listemann, was born in Schlotheim, Germany, August 28, 184:. He began the study of the violin when about six years old. In Sondershausen he completed his school studies, being at the same time a pupil of the concert-master Uhlrich. Later on he had as teachers suc- cessively — Ferdinand David in Leipzig, Joseph Joachim in Hanover, and Henry Vieuxtemps in Frankfort. For a number of years he held the posi- tion as kammer-virtuos of the prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ■ — frequently ap- pearing as soloist during this time in lead- ing cities of Germany. In 1867 he came to America, making extended concert trips in connection with Leopold de Meier, s- car Pfeiffer, Gazzaniga, Alide Topp, and others. In 1870 he was married to Sophie, eldest daughter of Louis and Pauline Lungers- hausen, in Schlotheim. From 1 87 1 to '74 he was concert-meister and soloist of the Theodore Thomas Or-