I'm trying to find some career info on this person.. Would any researchers know of a bio or how George received his commission in 1820.?? He did not attend West Point, or Virginia Tech.. Any additional info greatly appreciated..

Name: George LINCOLN , Capt.
Birth: in of Worcester, Massachusetts
Death: 23 FEB 1847 in at the battle of Buena Vista

Father: Levi LINCOLN , Gov. Levi LINCOLN, Jr. (October 25, 1782–May 29, 1868)

Levi's father was Levi LINCOLN, SR.. (May 15, 1749–April 14, 1820)

Lincoln was distantly related to Abraham LINCOLN, sharing a common ancestor in Samuel LINCOLN, who had settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, in the 17th Century. He had two sons who were also governors - Levi LINCOLN, Jr., who was also Governor of Massachusetts, and Enoch LINCOLN, who was Governor of Maine.

George LINCOLN married Nancy HOARD b: 26 OCT 1820 in Autwerp, New York

bio on family:..
LEVI LINCOLN, JR.

Lincoln, Levi, Jr. (1782-1868), Son of Levi LINCOLN [1749-1820] and brother of Enoch Lincoln; granduncle of Frederick Robie. A Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 25, 1782; attended Leicester Academy, Leicester, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1802; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession at Worcester in 1805; served in the state senate in 1812 and 1813; member of the state house of representatives 1814-1822 and served as speaker in 1822; delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820; elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in 1823; appointed associate justice of the state supreme court in 1824; governor of Massachusetts 1825-1834; declined reelection; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Davis; reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from February 17, 1834, to March 16, 1841, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses); collector of the port of Boston, by appointment of President Harrison, 1841-1843; served in the state senate in 1844 and 1845 and was president of that body in the latter year; first mayor of Worcester in 1848; presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1864; died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., May 29, 1868; interment in the Rural Cemetery.
Parents: Levi LINCOLN, Martha Waldo
Spouse: Penelope Winslow Seaver
Born: 21 Jul 1786 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Died: 2 Apr 1872 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marriage: 6 Sep 1807 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Children Sex Birth

Levi LINCOLN M 22 Aug 1810 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

William Sever LINCOLN M 22 Nov 1811 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Daniel Waldo LINCOLN M 16 Jun 1813 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Penelope Sever LINCOLN F 1 Jul 1815 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

George LINCOLN M 19 Oct 1816 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Anne Warren LINCOLN F 28 Aug 1818 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell



Tks in advance..
Sheilah