The Lincolns of New England
- Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1749–1820), Probate Judge of Worcester County, Massachusetts; Massachusetts State Representative 1796; Massachusetts State Senator 1797; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1800-1801; Attorney General of the United States 1801-1805; acting U.S. Secretary of State 1801; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1807-1809; acting Governor of Massachusetts 1808-1809. Father of Levi Lincoln, Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
- Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782–1868), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1823-1824, Governor of Massachusetts 1825-1834, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1834-1841. Son of Levi Lincoln, Sr.
- Enoch Lincoln (1788–1829), U.S. District Attorney in Massachusetts 1815-1818, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1818-1821, U.S. Representative from Maine 1821-1826, Governor of Maine 1827-1829. Son of Levi Lincoln, Sr.
- Frederick Robie (1822–1912), Maine State Senator 1866-1867, Maine State Representative 1868-1878, Maine Governor's Executive Councilman 1880 1881-1882, Governor of Maine 1883-1887. Grandnephew of Levi Lincoln, Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
NOTE: Levi Lincoln, Sr. was also distantly related to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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