Frederick Walker Lincoln was the son of Amos and Deborah (Revere)
Lincoln, and was born in Boston June 12, 1796.
[Illustration: F. W. Lincoln & signature]
His father was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, who came to Salem from
Norwich,[10] England, in 1637, subsequently removing to Hingham. The
father was a conspicuous leader in the destruction of tea from British
ships in Boston Harbor, and was captain of an artillery company in the
Revolutionary War. He was constantly associated with Colonel Paul
Revere, and between them there always existed the most cordial relations
and the utmost confidence.
His mother was the eldest daughter of Colonel Revere.
Upon his mother's death, in April, 1797, Mr. Lincoln, as an infant, was
taken into his grandfather Revere's family, where he remained until the
grandfather died, in 1818.
He received his business education with the firm of Paul Revere & Son,
continuing with the son, Mr. J. W. Revere, after the father's death. At
one time he was in Philadelphia for a year or two adjusting the affairs
of their agency, which under a previous management had fallen into some
disorder.
He was married to Miss Amelia Howard, of Boston, in August, 1819. She
survived him, dying there March 25, 1874.
Upon the organization of the Company he was placed in charge of the
works, as resident agent, at Canton. He retired from that position
September 11, 1858; was elected President, succeeding his uncle, Mr. J.
W. Revere, January 4, 1869, and died at his home in Boston, January 10,
1871, leaving no children.
He visited England in 1843, being absent from home on the trip only
about three months.
Unambitious and passionately fond of his home, he was seldom away from
it, and accordingly led an extremely quiet and uneventful life.
He was public-spirited, taking a lively interest in town and county
affairs; was for a time President of the Neponset Bank, and also
President of the Stoughton Branch Railroad Company. He was fond of
outdoor and military life; was a member of the Boston Hussars, a
somewhat famous corps, under the command of Hon. Josiah Quincy, and
later a member of the Boston Cadets. He was an aide on the staff of
Governor Gardner, and subsequently senior aide on the staff of Governor
Washburn.
Patriotic and conservative in politics, he naturally allied himself with
the Whig party, upon the dissolution of which, and during the last war,
he was a staunch Republican.
Moderate in his views, unaggressive in his plans, and absolutely without
display, he provoked no antagonisms. Genial in disposition, quick and
ready with his sympathy, and always a cheerful helper, he attached his
neighbors and associates to him very warmly. He was popular not only
with men of his own generation, but with a class somewhat younger than
himself, and his memory is still cherished by many of them.