Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. (February 27, 1817 – September 12, 1898) was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1858 to 1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.
Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. | |
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| Mayor of Boston | |
| In office January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wightman |
| Succeeded by | Otis Norcross |
| In office January 4, 1858 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander H. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wightman |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 6th Suffolk district | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | John Torrey Morse |
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 | |
| In office 1853–1853 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1817 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 12, 1898 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emeline Hall, m. May 18, 1848; Emily Caroline Lincoln, m. June 20, 1854. |
| Children | Harriet Lincoln Coolidge |
| Occupation | Maker of nautical and surveying instruments |
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. 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.
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.