Excerpt from Memoir of Hon. Levi Lincoln: Prepared Agreeably to a Resolution of the Massachusetts Historical SocietyThe father of Governor Lincoln bore the same name, and was hardly less eminent than the son, in his professional and political career. He was born in Hingham, in 17 49 and was graduated at Harvard in 1772. In 1775, he was admitted to the bar, and settled in the then rural village of Worcester. There were only two lawyers remaining in the county. The leading members of the profession had left the country, on account of their political antagonism to the prevailing senti ments of the people. By diligent devotion to business, with the skill and ability which he brought to the practice of his profession, he rose to high distinction as a lawyer, at the same time that he was taking a leading part in the political agi tations of the day.He was one of the two who were promoted to the rank of Barristers in that county after the Revolution. He was chosen to Congress in 1800, and, in the following year, was appoint ed by President Jefferson, attorney-general of the United States. In 1807, he was chosen lieutenant-governor, and re elected in 1808, and, upon the death of Governor Sullivan, became Acting Governor. In 1811, he was nominated to a place on the bench of the united-states Supreme Court, but declined it, on account of a growing defect of Vision, which terminated in almost total blindness. He died in 1820, at the age of seventy-one. His wife was a daughter of Daniel Waldo, Esq., of Worcester.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.