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Lincoln, Levi (Lawyer jurist state senator)

lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, governor, was born Oct. 25, 1782, in Massachusetts. He was a state senator in 1812; a state representative from 1814 to 1823, and speaker in 1.822. He was lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts in 1823; judge of the supreme court of the state in 1824; a presidential elector in 1825 and 1864; and governor of Massachusetts from 1825 to 1834. From 1834 to 1841 he was a representative in congress. He was a state senator in 1844 and 1845, and president of the senate. He died May 29, 1868, in Worcester, Mass.