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Upon the admission of Maine as a state, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Maine to the [[17th United States Congress|Seventeenth Congress]]. He was reelected to the [[18th United States Congress|Eighteenth Congress]], but as an [[National Republican Party (United States)|Adams-Clay Republican]]. Finally he was elected as a [[National Republican Party (United States)|Pro-Adams]] candidate to the [[19th United States Congress|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 more than 90% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=85258|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Enoch Lincoln|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> He did not run for a fourth term. |
Upon the admission of Maine as a state, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Maine to the [[17th United States Congress|Seventeenth Congress]]. He was reelected to the [[18th United States Congress|Eighteenth Congress]], but as an [[National Republican Party (United States)|Adams-Clay Republican]]. Finally he was elected as a [[National Republican Party (United States)|Pro-Adams]] candidate to the [[19th United States Congress|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 more than 90% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=85258|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Enoch Lincoln|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> He did not run for a fourth term. |
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Lincoln died in [[Augusta, Maine]], on October 8, 1829, before his term expired, and after the election of his successor [[Jonathan G. Hunton]]. Two [[List of Presidents of the Maine Senate|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]]. |
Lincoln died in [[Augusta, Maine]], on October 8, 1829, before his term expired, and after the election of his successor [[Jonathan G. Hunton]]. Two [[List of Presidents of the Maine Senate|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]]. Lincoln's body is missing with no official explanation available.<ref>Richmond Times-Dispatch 15 Aug 1999, Sun ·Page 84</ref> |
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The town of [[Lincoln, Maine]], is named for him. |
The town of [[Lincoln, Maine]], is named for him. |
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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 – January 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 | Worcester, Massachusetts | December 28, 1788
Died | October 8, 1829 Augusta, Maine | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic-Republican National Republican |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 – October 8, 1829) was an American politician, serving as U.S. Representative from, successively, Massachusetts and from Maine. He was the son of Levi Lincoln Sr. and his wife, and the younger brother of Levi Lincoln Jr. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard College in 1807. He was elected and served as Governor of Maine from 1827 until his death in October 1829.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and started his practice in Salem in 1811. He served as United States district attorney 1815–1818, and in 1819 moved to Paris, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), and continued the practice of law.
In November 1818, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican-MA, 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 in total 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, Lincoln was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Maine to the Seventeenth Congress. He was reelected to the Eighteenth Congress, but as an Adams-Clay Republican. Finally he was 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 more than 90% of the vote.[3] He did not run for a fourth term.
Lincoln died in Augusta, Maine, on October 8, 1829, before his term expired, and after the election of his successor Jonathan G. Hunton. 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. Lincoln's body is missing with no official explanation available.[4]
The town of Lincoln, Maine, is named for him.
Lincoln was distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln, sharing common ancestor Samuel Lincoln, who had settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.[5]
External links
- The Lincoln Family Papers, the American Antiquarian Society
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.
- ^ Richmond Times-Dispatch 15 Aug 1999, Sun ·Page 84
- ^ Lea et al, p. 136.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1788 births
- 1829 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
- Governors of Maine
- Harvard College alumni
- People from Paris, Maine
- Politicians from Worcester, Massachusetts
- Lincoln family
- Lincoln, Maine
- American Congregationalists
- Maine Democratic-Republicans
- Massachusetts Democratic-Republicans
- Maine National Republicans
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Maine
- National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- 19th-century American politicians
- Burials in Maine