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    Lincoln Bancroft

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    Lincoln Bancroft
    Lincoln Bancroft.png
    Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
    In office
    1916–1930
    Personal details
    Born(1877-06-30)June 30, 1877
    Johnstown, Illinois
    DiedJuly 16, 1942(1942-07-16) (aged 65)
    Effingham, Illinois
    Political partyRepublican
    OccupationLawyer, politician

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

    Biography[edit]

    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[edit]

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

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