Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR WILLIAM J. AVERY

               KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ William J. Avery

 William J. Avery

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ William H. Cunningham

 William H. Cunningham

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR DENNIS R. GLASS

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and officer of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Dennis R. Glass

 Dennis R. Glass

 A Director and Officer of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE W. HENDERSON, III

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of June 2014.

 /s/ George W. Henderson, III

 George W. Henderson, III

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR ERIC G. JOHNSON

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Eric G. Johnson

 Eric G. Johnson

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR GARY C. KELLY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Gary C. Kelly

 Gary C. Kelly

 A Director of the Corporation

 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR M. LEANNE LACHMAN

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ M. Leanne Lachman

 M. Leanne Lachman

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MICHAEL F. MEE

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Michael F. Mee

 Michael F. Mee

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ William Porter Payne

 William Porter Payne

 A Director of the Corporation

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PATRICK S. PITTARD

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Patrick S. Pittard

 Patrick S. Pittard

 A Director of the Corporation

 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR ISAIAH TIDWELL

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Lincoln National Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“LNC”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Charles A. Brawley, III and Nancy A. Smith, and each of them (with full power and authority to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of: (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, or other appropriate form, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering securities to be issued in connection with the Lincoln National Corporation 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) any amendments to the forgoing, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments; and

 (B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of LNC, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by LNC, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications, to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.

                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 23rd day of May 2014.

 /s/ Isaiah Tidwell

 Isaiah Tidwell

 A Director of the Corporation