Sculptor. His two most famous statues are the bronze “The Minuteman” (1875) in Concord, MA, and the marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC (1922).  Family links:  Parents:  Henry Flagg French (1813 – 1885)  Anne Richardson French (1811 – 1856)  Spouse:  Mary Adams French French (1859 – 1939)*  Children:  Margaret French Cresson (1889 – 1973)*  Siblings:  Harriette Van Mater French Hollis (1839 – 1911)*  William Merchant Richardson French (1843 – 1914)*  Sarah Flagg French Bartlett (1846 – 1883)*  Daniel Chester French (1850 – 1931) *Calculated relationship