Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.

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 to 1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.

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Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr.
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[1]
In office 1872[1]–1874[1]
Succeeded by	John Torrey Morse
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(1898-09-12) (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]
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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.