Background
Lincoln, Francis Church was born on September 8, 1877 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Thayer and Lena Simmons (Church) Lincoln.
Lincoln, Francis Church was born on September 8, 1877 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Thayer and Lena Simmons (Church) Lincoln.
Graduate English High School, Boston, 1895. Bachelor of Science in mining engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1900. Engineer of Mines, New Mexico School of Mines, 1904.
A.M. in geology, Columbia, 1906, Doctor of Philosophy, 1911.
Was assayer for Butterfly-Terrible Gold Mining Company, Ames, Colorado, 1900-1901. Professor geology and metallurgy, New Mexico School of Mines, 1901-1904, assistant superintendent Ruby Gold & Copper Company, Batamote, Mexico, 1904-1905. Lessee, Arizona Gold & Copper Company, Patagonia, Arizona, 1905-1906.
Consultant mining engineering practice, New York, 1906-1907, 1910-1911. Professor geology, Montana School of Mines, Butte, 1907-1910. Assistant professor mining, University of Illinois, 1911-1913.
Mining engineer Bolivian Development and Exploitation Company, La Paz, Bolivia, 1913-1914. State ore sampler for Nevada, 1917-1920. Director Mackay School of Mines (University of Nevada), 1914-1923.
Professor mining, South Dakota State School of Mines, 1923-1944. Consultant mining engineer United States Bureau of Mines, 1942-1944. Project engineer, United States Bureau of Mines, Platteville, Wisconsin, 1944-1945.
State Inspector of Mines for South Dakot, 1945-1946. Head mining department, acting head metallurgical department, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, 1946-1948. Consultant mining engineer, geologist, Chula Vista, California since 1948.
Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Society Economics Geologists. Club: Lions.
Married Gertrude Whipple Appleton, June 19, 1901 (deceased).; married second, Florence May Curtis (Hill), December 22, 1923. Children: Leslie Appleton (Mistress Jean de Berard), Francis Appleton.