Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (politician)

Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. (February 27, 1817 – September 12, 1898)[4] was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1858–1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.

Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr.
16th & 18th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office 1858–1861
Preceded by	Alexander H. Rice
Succeeded by	Joseph Wightman
In office 1863–1867
Preceded by	Joseph Wightman
Succeeded by	Otis Norcross
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1872[1] – 1874[1]
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] Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Died	September 12, 1898 (aged 81)[2]
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse(s)	Emeline Hall, m. May 18, 1848;[1] Emily Caroline Lincoln, m. June 20, 1854.[1]
Children	Harriet Lincoln Coolidge[3]
Occupation	Maker of nautical and surveying instruments[2]

Frederick Douglass criticized him for not protecting, with city police, a December 1860 public meeting in Boston to discuss abolitionism. The meeting was broken up by a pro-slavery mob.[5] On July 14, 1863, Lincoln ordered all 330 officers in the Boston Police Department to quell a draft riot among Irish Catholics attempting to raid Union armories in the North End.[6]

He elected a 3rd Class (honorary) Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in recognition of his support of the Union during the American Civil War.

Family

Lincoln was the grandfather of Frederic Walker Lincoln IV, also known as Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.[4]

See also

• Timeline of Boston, 1860s

Notes

1. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 671.
2. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 670.
3. Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Moulton. pp. 205–.
4. Cutter, William Richard (1913), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, pp. 670–671.
5. Lash, Kurt T., "Frederick Douglass’s 'Plea for Freedom of Speech in Boston'” (Law & Liberty, Aug. 21, 2019) "https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/08/21/frederick-douglass-plea-for-freedom-of-speech-in-boston/
6. Tager, Jack (2001). Boston Riots: Three Centuries of Social Violence. Boston: Northeastern University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1555534615.