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1882); Ovid, icith Xotes and Vocabulary (1883); Cicero's De Senectute (1887). His son, William E. Lincoln, published a collection of his miscella- neous papers as : In Memoriam — John Larkin Lincoln— 1S17-1891 (1894). He died in Prov- idence. R.I., Oct. 17, 1891.

LINCOLN, Levi, statesman, was born in Hing- ham, Mass., May 15, 1749 ; son of Enocli and Rachel (Fearing) Lincoln, and a descendant of Samuel Lincoln of Hingham, Mass., 1G35. He was indentured as an apprentice to a trade, employed his leisure hours in study, and was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 177*3, A. M., 1776. He began the study of law at Northampton, Mass., but at the outbreak of the Revolution joined the minute-men at Cambridge. He removed to Worcester and was clerk of the court and judge of probate for Worcester county, 1775-81. He was government commissioner for the confiscated estates of loyalists and to enforce the payment of the continental tax ; and a delegate to the convention at Cambridge, which drew up the state constitution. He was elected to the Continental congress in 1781, bvit did not serve ; was a state representative, 1796, a state senator in 1797-98, and a representative in the 6th congress in 1800 in place of Dwiglit Foster, who had been appointed to the U.S. senate as successor to Samuel Dexter, resigned. He was at- torney-general in the cabinet of President Jeffer- son, 1801-05, and was provisional secretary of the state until the acceptance of the office hj James Madison. He was a member of Governor Strong's council, 1806 ; lieutenant-governor, 1807-08, and on the death of Governor Sullivan, Dec. 10, 1808, became governor, serving until the close of the term. May, 1809. He was subsequently appointed by President Madison as associate justice of the U.S. supreme court, but could not serve on account of threatened total blindness. Later his sight was partially restored and he was able to cultivate his farm during the latter part of his life. He was an original member and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ; a member of other learned societies, and the author of Farmer's Letters which appeared during the political discussions incident to Adams's administration. He was married to Martha, daughter of Daniel Waldo. He died in Worcester, Mass., April 14, 1820.

LINCOLN, Levi, governor of Massachusetts, was born in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 25, 1782 ; son of Levi and Martlia (Waldo) Lincoln. He was graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1802, A.M., 1805; studied law in his father's office, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1805. He was a Democratic representative in the state legislature irregularly, 1812-22, and speaker in 1822. In 1814 lie drew up the protest signed by seventy-five Massachusetts

representatives against the Hartford conven- tion. He was a member of the Constitutional convention of 1820 ; was lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts in 1823 ; justice of the supreme court in 1824 ; and governor of the state, 1825-34. He was the first gov- ernor under the state constitution to exer- cise the veto power. He was a Whig rep- resentative from Massachusetts in the 23d-26th congresses, 1833-41 ; collector of the port of Boston, 1841-45, state senator, 1844-45, president of tlie senate, 1845 ; presidential elector, 1848, serving as chair- man of the electoral college ; and was the first mayor of Worcester, 1848. He was an overseer of Harvard college, 1825-52, and a mem- ber of the American Antiquarian society, the Massachusetts Historical society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Massa- chusetts Agricultural society. He received the degree of LL.D. from Williams college in 1824, and from Harvard in 1826. He died in Worcester, Mass., May 29. 1868.

LINCOLN, nary Todd, wife of President Lin- coln, was born in Lexington, Ky., Dec. 13, 1818; daughter of Robert S. Todd and grand- daughter of Levi and Eliza Ann (Poi'ter) Todd. Slie was educated at the celebrated private school of Madame Mantelli, where she became proficient in the French language, and at the Wood acad- emy, Lexington. She resided with her sis- ter Elizabeth, wife of Ninian W. Edwards, at Springfield, 111., 18- 39-42, and here she be- came acquainted with Stephen A. Douglas, James Shields, Abra- ham Lincoln and otli- er less noted young men, and sliowed her decided preference for the company of Mr. Lin- cohij This choice was discouraged by her sis- ter and brother-in-law, who considered it be- low her social position. Some time in 1840 they were engaged, and the engagement was reported to have been broken by Mr. Lincoln,

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