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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lincoln, Levi 1749-1820 (search)
Lincoln, Levi 1749-1820 Statesman; born in Hingham, Mass., May 15, 1749; graduated at Harvard in 1772; member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1796 and a State Senator in 1797. In 1800 he was elected to Congress and served until Feb. 6, 1801, when he was appointed Attorney-General of the United States, and for a short period was acting Secretary of State. He died in Worcester, Mass., April 14, 1820.