- Abraham Lincoln
Reviews Lincoln's early years as a farmer and his significant impact on U.S. agriculture, including the establishment of the USDA and the beginnings of the National Agricultural Library. Also includes various full text documents and agricultural Acts from the 1860s. - Alexander Of Lincoln
Alexander of Lincoln (Latin: Alexander Lincolniensis) (died in 1147 or early 1148), bishop of Lincoln, was born in Blois, France, and was nephew to the famous Roger, bishop of Salisbury. He was elected to the see of Lincoln in 1123. He founded 2 monasteries, and built castles at Newark, Sleaford and Banbury. This castle-building excited the jealousy of King Stephen, who - successfully besieging him at Newark - imprisoned him. - Aaron Of Lincoln
Aaron of Lincoln was an English financier (born at Lincoln, England, about 1125, died 1186). He is first mentioned in the English pipe-roll of 1166 as creditor of King Henry II for sums amounting to £616 12s 8d in nine of the English counties. He conducted his business through agents, and sometimes in conjunction with Isaac, fil Joce; by these methods building up what was practically a great banking association that spread throughout England. - Radulf Of Lincoln
Radulf or Ralph was a canon of the Bishopric of Lincoln who, following the death of Simon de Gunby, Bishop of Moray, was elected to be the new Bishop. This occurred in 1252. Radulf was one of at least three 12th and 13th century bishops of Moray to come from Lincolnshire. He may have been the Radulf, also from Lincoln, who appeared as a witness to a charter of Bishop Simon. - Levi Lincoln Jr.
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). - Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Frederic Walker Lincoln, Jr. (15 October 1898, New York City - 7 April 1968, Greenwich, Connecticut) was born the son of Frederic Walker Lincoln, Sr. and was married into the Rockefeller family. He was educated at Pomfret School, and graduated from Princeton University in 1921. Prior to graduation he served as a sergeant in the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps. Upon graduation, Lincoln joined the export-import firm H.W. Peabody & Co. - Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 - July 26, 1926) was the first son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Ann Todd. Born in Springfield, Illinois, United States, he was the only one of President Lincoln's four sons to die in old age. - Hugh Of Lincoln
Hugh of Avalon or Hugh of Burgundy, best known as Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln was at the time of the Reformation the best-known English saint after Thomas Becket. He was born at the château of Avalon, at the border of the Dauphiné with Savoy, the son of William, seigneur of Avalon. His mother Anna died when he was 8, and his father retired to a monastery at Villard-Benoit near Grenoble, taking his young son with him. - Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 - July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865. - Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Herring Lincoln (January 6, 1778 - January 17, 1851) was an American pioneer farmer and father of President Abraham Lincoln. - Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who is widely respected for her writing skills. She is one of many singers influenced by Billie Holiday. She has had a very long and productive career. She continues to perform and can often be found at the Blue Note in New York City. With Ivan Dixon, she co-starred in "Nothing But a Man" (1964), … - Lar Park Lincoln
Lar Park Lincoln (b. Laurie Jill Park on May 12, 1961 in Dallas, Texas, USA) is an American actress. She is best-known for her roles in the 1987 film "House II: The Second Story" as Kate and in the 1988 horror film "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" as Tina Shepard. She also appeared on the hit CBS prime time soap opera, "Knots Landing", … - Uss Abraham Lincoln
USS "Abraham Lincoln" (SSBN-602), a "George Washington"-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th President of the United States. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of Kittery, Maine, on 1 November 1958. She was launched on 14 May 1960 sponsored by Mrs. - Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln (born 14 September 1973) is an English actor, known for his roles in the series "This Life" (as Egg) and "Teachers". - Little Saint Hugh Of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln (1247 - August, 1255) was an English boy, whose disappearance prompted a blood libel with ramifications that reach until today. Hugh is known as Little Saint Hugh to distinguish him from Saint Hugh, a bishop of Lincoln. The style is often corrupted to Little Sir Hugh. The boy disappeared on July 31, and his body was discovered in a well on August 29. Shortly after his disappearance, … - Jessie Harlan Lincoln
Jessie Harlan Lincoln (November 6, 1875 - January 4, 1948) was one of the three children of Robert Todd Lincoln and a granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln. Jessie and her sister Mary "Mamie" were the two children of Robert Lincoln to produce children. In 1897 Jessie married Warren Beckwith and produced two children: * Mary Lincoln Beckwith "Peggy" was born on August 22, 1898 and died unmarried in 1975. * Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was born on July 19, … - Edward Baker Lincoln
Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's friend Edward Dickinson Baker. - Tad Lincoln
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (April 4, 1853 - July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. His nickname, "Tad", is short for "Tadpole" and was given because as a child, he had a disproportionately large head. During his father's presidency, he and his older brother Willie often caused mischief -- for example, ringing the bells in the attic of the White House. Of the two, Tad was more rambunctious than his brother. - Henry Lincoln
Henry Lincoln is the most popular pseudonym of Henry Soskin, an English writer and actor. He co-wrote three "Doctor Who" multi-part serials in the 1960s, and-starting in the 1970s-created a series of books and BBC Two documentaries on the mysteries surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château. Lincoln is best-known for being one of the co-authors of the controversial 1982 pseudohistory bestseller "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail". - Benjamin Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. - William Wallace Lincoln
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln was the third son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. - Evelyn Lincoln
Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln (June 25, 1909 - May 11, 1995) was the personal secretary for John F. Kennedy from his election to the United States Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination in Dallas. Mrs. Lincoln, who was in the motorcade when Kennedy was assassinated, made it a point to visit Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery every year afterward on the anniversary of his death. - Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 - October 8, 1829) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln (1749-1820) and brother of Levi Lincoln (1782-1868). Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln was graduated from Harvard University in 1807. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1811. United States district attorney 1815-1818. - Mordecai Lincoln
Mordecai Lincoln (born ca. 1770- died ca. 1830 in Hancock County, Illinois) was the uncle of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the son of Abraham Lincoln, Sr. and brother of Thomas Lincoln. He was married to Mary Mudd. He is buried at the Old Catholic or Lincoln Cemetery near Fountain Green, Illinois. Mordecai's home, which he built himself, is still standing on the original lot in Springfield, Kentucky. - Mike Lincoln
Mike Lincoln (born July 31, 1975 in Bellflower, California), is a Major League Baseball pitcher currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. A career reliever, he has played for the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates before signing as a free agent with the Cardinals on November 20, 2003. He made his major league debut on April 7, 1999. - W. J. Lincoln
W. J. Lincoln was an Australian film director in the silent era. He produced, directed and/or wrote 23 films between 1911 and 1916. - Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln, (July 8, 1844-December 2, 1921) was an influential teacher and cookbook author whose students included Fannie Farmer. Considered one the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States she emphasized the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation. Born in South Attleboro, Massachusetts she contributed to the family income due to the death of her father when she was aged seven. - Sarah Lincoln
Sarah Lincoln (born February 10, 1807, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky- died January 20, 1828) was the eldest child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks and the only sister of Abraham Lincoln. Sarah married Aaron Grigsby on August 6, 1826 in Spencer County, Indiana. She died on January 20, 1828, at age 21, during childbirth. Grigsby later married Margaret Miller on 12 September 1830. - Levi Lincoln Sr.
Levi Lincoln, Sr. (May 15, 1749-April 14, 1820) was an American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a state legislator in Massachusetts, a participant in Massachusetts' state constitutional convention, Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, a U.S. Representative, Attorney General for President Thomas Jefferson and Acting Secretary of State. - Abraham Lincoln II
Abraham "Jack" Lincoln II (August 14, 1873 - March 5, 1890), was the middle of three children of Robert Todd Lincoln and Mary Eunice Harlan, and a grandson of Abraham Lincoln. It was claimed that Jack resembled President Lincoln mentally and physically. Jack died in Europe at the age of 16 of blood poisoning after an operation for an abscess. Jack's family was in England while his father was serving as the last Minister to Great Britain, … - Joseph C. Lincoln
Joseph Crosby Lincoln, (born February 13, 1870 in Brewster, Massachusetts died March 10, 1944 in Winter Park, Florida) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines like the "Saturday Evening Post" and "The Delineator". - Abraham Lincoln Sr.
Abraham Henry Lincoln (March 18, 1744 - May 4, 1786) was the grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln, and an army Captain during the American Revolution. He was a farmer in Amity Township, Pennsylvania and married to Bathsheba Herring. Lincoln was killed by Native Americans after moving to Kentucky. - Clifford Lincoln
Clifford Albert Lincoln is a retired Canadian politician who served as a Quebec cabinet minister prior to serving in the Canadian House of Commons. Lincoln was the son of Francis Lincoln and Régina De Baize, a British colonial civil servant and his francophone wife, on the Indian Ocean colony of Mauritius. After studying insurance on the island and in Cape Town, South Africa, … - Greg Lincoln
Greg Lincoln (born March 23, 1980) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Thurrock. He represented England at Under-20 level. He was born in Cheshunt Lincoln began his career as a trainee with Arsenal in 1996, earning a Premier Youth League winners' medal in 1998 and signing a professional contract the same year. Despite making the bench for League Cup and UEFA Champions League games, by the time he was released by Arsenal, … - Luther H. Lincoln
Luther Hansen Lincoln (November 20, 1914-June 27, 1980) was a Republican politician from California, who served in the California State Assembly from 1949 to 1958, including serving as Speaker of the Assembly from 1955 to 1958. - Bobby Lincoln
Robert James "Bobby" Lincoln (born 8 September 1953) is a South African golfer who was a regular winner on the Southern African Tour from 1985 to 2000, and now plays on the European Seniors Tour. Lincoln played on the European Tour in the late 1970s and early 1980s with little success. He was over thirty before he found success on his home tour by winning the 1985 Wild Coast Pro-Am. He went on to win three times in each of the following three years. - Fred J. Lincoln
Fred J. Lincoln (born Fred Perna) is an American actor, director, and producer of pornographic films. He grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. Lincoln's career in adult film and video has been a prolific one. His filmography at the Internet Movie Database credits him as the director of 289 films, the producer of 19, and as an actor in 46 films. In 1984, Lincoln won the Critics' Adult Film Award as Best Director for his film, "Go for It". - Thomas Bek, Bishop Of Lincoln
Thomas Bek (also spelled Beck) (1282-February 2, 1347) was the bishop of Lincoln from 1321 until his death. He was a member of the same family as Antony Bek, bishop of Durham, and Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David's. - Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln
Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln was born in Ardsley-on-the-Hudson, New York on 23 June 1902. Her father, Percy Avery Rockefeller, was one of the richest financiers and industrialists of his time. Percy was the son of William Rockefeller, who made a fortune from the Standard Oil Co. Winifred's maternal grandfather, James Jewett Stillman, was an immensely wealthy banker and President of the National City Bank. She attended Westover School. - Curt Lincoln
Curt "Curre" Richard Lincoln was one the most famous race car drivers in Finland. His racing career started with hydroplanes in 1947 and 1949 he changed to 500 cc cars, later he drove also cars like; Jaguar D types, Ferraris and Formula 3s. During his career he drove around 400 races and took around 200 wins. He won 14 times Finnish Eläintarha races between 1951 and 1962 in Formula 3 and Junior classes.
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