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 Lincoln,
BENJAMIN, military officer; born in Hingham,
Massachusetts, January
24, 1733; engaged in farming: was a firm and active patriot; and was
a major-general of militia when the Revolutionary War broke out. In
June, 1776, he commanded an expedition that cleared
Boston Harbor of British
vessels, and in February, 1777, was appointed a major-general in the
Continental army. His
services were varied and important all through the war, and at the
surrender of Yorktown he received the sword of the defeated
Cornwallis.
From that time (October, 1781) until 1784 he was Secretary of War,
and received a vote of thanks from Congress on his retirement. In
1787 he commanded the troops which suppressed
Shays's insurrection.
In that year he was chosen lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, and
from 1789 to 1808 he was collector of the port of Boston. He was
fond of literary and scientific pursuits. He died in Hingham, May 9,
1810. |
