His father, Rafael Díaz-Balart, was a prominent critic of Castro, and Lincoln carried this commitment to justice into his 18-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart - Lincoln, a reference to the 16th president of the United States, was his father's middle name - was born in Havana on Aug. 13, 1954.

Family, friends and politicians attended a memorial mass for prominent former South Florida congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart on Saturday. He died this week from cancer at 70 years old. Lincoln Diaz ...

A memorial in honor of former Cuban-American congressman and South Florida political giant Lincoln Diaz-Balart is set to take place Saturday morning.

Flags will fly at half-staff in honor of Lincoln Díaz-Balart who passed away on March 3.

Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a Florida Republican who was forced into exile from his native Cuba as a boy and emerged during nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as an unrelenting critic of ...

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart was conscious of bearing the name “Lincoln” (as well as the other two names). He knew a lot about our 16th president. His office was decorated with Lincoln memorabilia.

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart, an attorney, towering figure in Cuban-American politics, and a tireless advocate for democracy and freedom, died Monday at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.

Their father, Rafael Diaz-Balart, was a prominent Cuban politician who opposed Fidel Castro and who founded the first anti-Castro organization La Rosa Blanca.

Former Lincoln Diaz-Balart who served in the Florida legislation and in Congress died at 70.

A memorial mass will be held in Miami to remember Lincoln Diaz-Balart, the longtime former congressman from Miami who died after battling cancer.