Early Life, Education and Early Career
Lincoln Almond was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Thomas Clifton Almond and Elsie (Carter) Almond on June 16, 1936, and grew up in Central Falls until his family moved to Lincoln in 1947. He attended nearby Central Falls High School because there was no high school in Lincoln at the time. He graduated bachelor of science degree from University of Rhode Island in 1959 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law in 1961. Afterward, he started his career as a practicing attorney in Rhode Island.
Almond was appointed as Town Administrator of Lincoln, Rhode Island in January, 1963 and was subsequently elected to three terms, serving in that capacity until June, 1969. As town administrator, Almond undertook significant upgrades of the municipal water system and a school construction program, including a high school, to accommodate a rapidly expanding population of school children. He also was responsible for the construction of a new police station and town hall in Lincoln. After his service as town administrator, Almond served as a director and later president of the Blackstone Valley Development Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation that developed industrial parks in Lincoln, Cumberland, and Smithfield
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