Levi Lincoln, Jr.

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Levi Lincoln, Jr.
13th Governor of Massachusetts
In office May 26, 1825 – January 9, 1834
Preceded by	Marcus Morton
Succeeded by	John Davis
Born	October 25, 1782 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	May 29, 1868 Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Penelope Winslow Seaver

Levi Lincoln, Jr. (October 25, 1782–May 29, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was Governor of Massachusetts (1825-1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834-1841). Lincoln was the longest consecutive-serving governor in Massachusetts' history at 9 years from 1825-1834, although he was not the longest serving governor (Michael Dukakis was the longest serving at 12 years, from 1975-1979, and then 1983-1991).

Lincoln was distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln, sharing a common ancestor in one Samuel Lincoln, who had settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in the 17th Century. Levi Lincoln supported Abraham Lincoln's campaign for the presidency in Massachusetts.

Lincoln's father, also named Levi Lincoln, Sr., had also represented Massachusetts in the Congress, and had also been governor of Massachusetts (although only briefly, and by succession rather than election). His brother, Enoch Lincoln, was Governor of Maine from 1827 to 1829, and thus they were the first two brothers to be Governors simultaneously (like Nelson and Winthrop Rockefeller in the 1960s, and George W. Bush and Jeb Bush from 1999 to 2000.)

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Official Commonwealth of Masachusetts Governor Biography
• Find-A-Grave
• People of Power: Abraham Lincoln

Political offices
Preceded by William Phillips, Jr.	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts May 31, 1823 – 1834	Succeeded by Marcus Morton
Preceded by Marcus Morton	Governor of Massachusetts May 26, 1825 – January 9, 1834	Succeeded by John Davis
Preceded by John Davis	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district February 17, 1834 – March 16, 1841	Succeeded by Charles Hudson

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