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Lincoln Bancroft

Lincoln Bancroft

American businessman and politician

Lincoln Bancroft (June 30, 1877 – July 16, 1942) was an American businessman and politician.

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Biography

Born in Johnstown, Cumberland County, Illinois, Bancroft studied law in Greenup, Illinois. He was in the real estate and oil business. He served as mayor of Greenup, Illinois and was a Republican. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1917 to 1929.

Bancroft died in an automobile accident near Effingham, Illinois when his automobile crashed into a bridge on United States Route 45.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Illinois Blue Book 1921-1922, Biographical Sketch of Lincoln Bancroft, pg. 190
  2. [2]
    "Ex-Representative Killed In Crash", Centralia Evening Sentinel, July 17, 1942, pg. 7


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