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He continued in practice as a lawyer in Hingham, with some 

 interruptions, until 1853. 



He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Repre- 

 sentatives in 1829, and again in 1830, but in the latter year occu- 

 pied his seat for a few days only, having been elected to the 

 Massachusetts Senate in the session of that year, by the Legisla- 

 ture, there being no choice by the people. He was also elected to 

 the Senate in 1831, and served through the short session, after 

 which he declined being a candidate. He was also elected rep- 

 resentative in 1840. 



In December, 1840, he was appointed messenger to carry to 

 Washington the electoral vote of Massachusetts for William 

 Henry Harrison. 



March 10, 1841, he was appointed by President Harrison mar- 

 shal for the District of Massachusetts and entered upon the duties 

 of that office March 18, 1841, serving until December, 1844. 



He was a master in chancery for the County of Plymouth, 

 which office he resigned March 10, 1843. 



Oct. 2, 1849, he was appointed by Governor Briggs bank-com- 

 missioner, — George S. Boutwell and Joseph S. Cabot being the 

 other commissioners appointed. May 14, 1851, the board having 

 been established on a new basis, Governor Boutwell appointed as 

 bank-commissioners Solomon Lincoln for one year, Peter T. 

 Homer for two years, and Samuel Phillips for three years, and in 

 1852, Mr. Lincoln was re-appointed for three years. He resigned 

 in 1853, on his election to the office of cashier of the Webster 

 Bank in Boston, after which he gave up the active practice of the 

 law. He continued as cashier of the Webster Bank until 1869, 

 when he was elected its president, which office he held until his 

 resignation in January, 1876, and retirement from active business. 



Anions; the numerous offices which he held and societies of 

 which he was a member were the following : — 



Director of the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1833-1864. 

 President of the same, 1846-1864. 



President of the Trustees of the Hingham Public Library, 1869-1874. 

 " " Hingham Cemetery for many years, resigning in 1881. 



" " Trustees of Loring Hall, 1852-1881. 

 Vice-President of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society, 



1858-1875, and President, 1875. 

 Trustee of Thayer Academy (Braintree) 1872-1881. 

 Member of the American Antiquarian Society. 



" " New England Historic- Genealogical Society. 



" " Massachusetts Historical Society. 



" " Bunker Hill Monument Association. 



Corresponding Member of the Essex Institute, 1857-1881. 

 Member of Old Colony Lodge of Freemasons, 1827. 

 Clerk of the First Parish in Hingham, 1829-1834. 

 Member of the School Committee of Hingham. 



He was nominated for Representative to Congress, but declined the 

 nomination. 



