John C. Lincoln (July 17, 1866 – May 24, 1959) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and in 1924, the vice-presidential candidate under the Commonwealth Land Party ticket.

He trained under Charles F. Brush, who invented the arc light and engineered America's first electric street car.

George was an American political economist and journalist whose writing was immensely popular in the 19th century, and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era.

The first variable voltage, single operator, portable welding machine in the world was introduced by the Lincoln Electric Co. in 1911.

The shielded arc welding process developed by Lincoln played an important role in the manufacture of merchant ships in World War II.

He learned about the Desert Mission which was founded in 1927, by Marguerite Colley and Elizabeth Beatty in Sunnyslope, Arizona.

Within two years, Helen was again healthy and the Lincoln's started to work with the Desert Mission, the haven for the sick and poor of Sunnyslope.

This initial donation was the first of many contributions which he made to the organization which was renamed the John C. Lincoln Health Network in 1954.

[1][2][3] Lincoln became the director of the Desert Mission of the Young Men’s Christian Association and the Good Samaritan Hospital in Arizona.

As the Sunnyslope neighborhood grew, the medical functions of the Desert Mission became a separate entity by the 1950s, later known as the John C. Lincoln Health Network, and now known as "HonorHealth"[note 1] after a 2013 merger with Scottsdale Healthcare.

Lincoln had made many investments in real estate and owned large tracts of land between the slopes of Mummy and Camelback Mountains.

The property was a remote desert scrub land located 12 miles (19 km) outside Phoenix and had no water, electricity or telephone access.

He wanted to build a pueblo-style hotel which could reflect Southwestern and Native American culture rather than the more commonplace dude ranch-style resort.

Lincoln became convinced that the project had potential and invested $200,000 plus, the land that he owned between the Mummy and Camelback Mountains.

[12] Among the early celebrities who frequented the Inn were Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, and J.W.

Among the many products he patented in the company's' name are:[15] The Lincoln family began to acquire Bagdad Mining stock in the latter part of World War II.

In 1966, the University of Hartford in Connecticut accepted the establishment of the foundation's John C. Lincoln Institute within its campus.

Eventually, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy established an independent school and as such became the primary grant recipient of the foundation.

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy school is located just outside of Harvard Square at 113 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Upon his death in 1959, Helen and his friends almost immediately began fundraising for an official hospital to commemorate his deeds.

[20] Other services include a specialty surgery unit to care for orthopedic, urology, neurology and other surgery patients, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, critical care unit, interventional radiology, and inpatient and outpatient medical imaging.

There is a Breast Health and Research Center on the campus which offers the latest technology, including 3D mammograms and an MRI on site.

[1][2][3] The American Welding Society established the AWS Foundation which awards the John C. Lincoln Memorial Scholarship.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to those individuals interested in pursuing a career in welding engineering.