American businessman
Frederic Walker Lincoln IV
(15 October 1898 – 7 April 1968) was chairman of the
board of trustees
of the
New York Medical College
and the
Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital
who married into the
Rockefeller family
.
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Early life
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Frederic Walker Lincoln IV was born on October 15, 1898, in
New York City
to Philena and Frederic Walker Lincoln III.
[2]
His father was a distant cousin of
Abraham Lincoln
.
[3]
His paternal grandparents were Emily Caroline Lincoln and
Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
, the former mayor of
Boston, Massachusetts
, during the
Civil War
.
[2]
Together, his parents had five children, of which he was the only boy:
- Florence Lincoln (1897?1998), who married William A. Rockefeller (1896?1973) in 1918. After their divorce, she married George Sloan (died 1955), chairman of the board of the
Metropolitan Opera Association
. After his death, she married H. Bartow Farr (died 1972) in 1959. He was a partner in the law firm
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
.
[4]
- Frederic Walker Lincoln IV (1898?1968).
- Mary Knight Lincoln (1898?1974), who married W. Stapley Wonham (1898?1973)
[5]
in 1923.
[6]
- Philena Hope Lincoln (1901?1993), who married Reginald G. Coombe (1895?1976)
[7]
in 1922.
[8]
- Emily Caroline Lincoln (1906?1991), who married Sidney Lanier (1902?1986)
[9]
in 1927, the grandson of poet
Sidney Lanier
(1842?1881).
[10]
He was educated at
Pomfret School
and then
Princeton University
, where he graduated in 1921.
Career and military service
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After graduating from Princeton, he joined his father's export-import firm H. W. Peabody & Co., of which he became a partner, until
World War II
began. He enlisted as a sergeant in the aviation section of the
Army Signal Corps
and fought in
World War II
in the
Naval Air Reserve
, retiring with the rank of
Commander
.
[1]
Lincoln was chairman of the
board of trustees
of the
New York Medical College
and the
Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital
, retiring in 1965. In the same year, he was awarded an honorary degree from the
New York Medical College
.
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Personal life
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On September 26, 1925, at Christ Episcopal Church in
Greenwich, Connecticut
, he was married by Rev. John Lewis Lincoln to
Isabel Rockefeller
(1902?1980), daughter of
Percy Avery Rockefeller
(1878?1934), and granddaughter of
William Rockefeller
(1841?1922) and
James Jewett Stillman
(1850?1918). Together, Frederic and Isabel had four daughters:
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- Isabel Lincoln, who married Basil B. Elmer
- Calista Lincoln (died 2012), who married Henry U. Harder
- Percy Lincoln, who married William B. Chappell
- Florence Lincoln, who married Thomas L. Short
Lincoln died at his home at 941 Park Avenue on April 7, 1968, in New York City. He also had a home in Deerpark,
Greenwich, Connecticut
.
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References
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"Frederic W. Lincoln, 69, Dies. Headed Medical College Board"
.
New York Times
. April 8, 1968.
Frederic Walker Lincoln, who retired as chairman of the board of trustees of the New York Medical College and Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals in 1965, died ...
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a
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Cutter, William Richard (1913),
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume II
, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, pp. 670?671
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"F.W. LINCOLN DIES; IMPORT FIRM HEAD; Senior Member of H.W. Peabody & Co.--Distant Cousinof Civil War President.HELD OTHER DIRECTORATES His Son Wed Grandniece of John D. Rockefeller Sr.--Was Member of Many Clubs"
.
The New York Times
. April 15, 1931
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"Deaths FARR, FLORENCE LINCOLN"
.
The New York Times
. 29 May 1998
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"W. STAPLEY WONHAM"
.
The New York Times
. June 14, 1973
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"MISS MARY LINCOLN ENGAGED TO MARRY; Sister of Mrs. Wm. A. Rockefeller to Wed W. Stapley Wonham Other Troths"
.
The New York Times
. September 30, 1923
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"REGINALD COOMBE, HEADED HOSPITAL; Banker Who Led Memorial Hospital for Cancer Dies"
.
The New York Times
. May 4, 1976
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"MISS PHILENA LINCOLN WEDS R.G. COOMBE; Junior League Girl Marries Former War Aviator in Old FirstPresbyterian Church"
.
The New York Times
. May 23, 1922
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"SIDNEY LANIER"
.
The New York Times
. 11 June 1986
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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"ROSE FALLON TO WED GEORGE VAN NAMEE; Her Marriage to Public Service Commissioner in St. Patrick's Cathedral Feb. 26. EMILY LINCOLN BETROTHED Junior League Girl to Wed Sidney Lanier, Publisher's Son -Other Engagements"
.
The New York Times
. February 18, 1927
. Retrieved
18 April
2016
.
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children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr.
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children of Alta Rockefeller
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children of Percy Avery Rockefeller
children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller
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children of John Davison Rockefeller III
children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
children of Winthrop Rockefeller
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