Daniel Waldo Lincoln


Daniel Waldo Lincoln was an American politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Mayor of Worcester from 1863 to 1866. He also served as president of the Boston and Albany Railroad.

Life and Career

Daniel Waldo Lincoln was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 16, 1813, the son of thirteenth Governor of Massachusetts Levi Lincoln Jr. and Penelope Winslow Sever Lincoln. Lincoln married Frances Frisk Merrick in 1841, and had four children.
Lincoln served as the 13th Mayor of Worcester from 1863 to 1866. He was also a president of the Boston and Albany Railroad and the Worcester County Horticultural Society.
He died July 1, 1880 in a railroad accident.