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Capt. Samuel Phipps, of Charlestown, April 10, 1693, to April 14, 1721 (28 years.)
See Clerks of Courts.
Hon. Francis Foxcroft, of Cambridge, April 14, 1721, to April 8, 1766 (45 years).
Born January 26, 1695. Son of Francis first. Graduated from Harvard in 1212. Clerk of House, Representative, Coun- cillor, 1232 to 1152: First Justice Court Common Pleas, 1231: Register Probate 1:19-31. Register of Deeds forty-five years. The oldest Justice of the Peace in the county. He was father of John Foxcroft, Register of Deeds, 1266-16. Died March 28, 1268, aged seventy-three years.
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John Foxcroft, of Cambridge, April 8, 1766, to April 22, 1776 (10 years).
Fun Fouroft Reg.
Born March 26, 1240. Son of Francis second. Graduated from Harvard in 1958. Died in Cambridge, 1802, aged sixty- two years.
Adjutant-General Ebenezer Bridge, of Chelmsford, April 23, 1776, to March 14, 1781 (5 years).
See County Treasurers.
Thaddeus Mason, of Charlestown, March 31, 1781, to December 14, 1784 (3 years). See Clerks of Courts.
Hon. William Winthrop, of Cambridge, December 15, 1784, to September 27, 1794 (10 years).
Born April 19, 1:53. Son of Professor John Winthrop of Harvard College. A descendant of Governor John Winthrop in the fifth generation. Graduated from Harvard in 1770, Town
SAMUEL BARTLETT, OF CONCORD AND CAMBRIDGE. Register of Deeds 1794 to 1821. (See page 225.)
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CALEB HAYDEN, OF CAMBRIDGE. Register of Deeds 1845 to 1865. From a mask in the possession of Hon. E. D. Hayden, of Woburn. (See page 226. )
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Clerk, 1782 to '88. Selectman ten years, between 1286 and 1802. Senator, 1799. Died February 5, 1825, aged seventy-two years.
Samuel Bartlett, of Concord and Cambridge, October 17, 1794, to September 29, 1821 (27 years).
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Born in White Bread alley, Boston, November 12, 1752. Son of Captain Roger and Anne Hurd Bartlett, of Charlestown. He learned the trade of silversmith and pursued the business at Concord until elected as Register of Deeds, after which he re- moved to Cambridge, and died there while still in office, Sep- tember 29, 1821, aged sixty-nine years.
Dr. William Fiske Stone, of Framingham and Cambridge, Octo- ber 3, 1821, to September 10, 1845 (24 years).
Born in Framingham April 10, 1784. He was a practicing physician previous to his election as Register of Deeds. He was an active member of the New England Historical Genealogical Society, and a contributor in matters of interest to its member- ship. After serving twenty-four years as Register he resigned from ill health and died at Cambridge March 26, 1857, aged seventy-three years.
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Caleb Hayden, of Cambridge, September 13, 1845, to March 13, 1865 (20 years).
Caleb Hayden Reg.
Born in Scituate September 6, 1797. Son of Daniel and Nancy (Doane) Hayden. He had only the common school edu- cation of the early years of the last century, but was a lover of books, and read and enjoyed only the best. He was a Whig at first, but afterwards a life-long Republican, and a Unitarian in religious belief. He was a quiet, genial, unassuming gentleman, ever attentive to his official duties, and courteous to all. He was never married. Hon. Edward D. Hayden, of Woburn, formerly a member of Congress, was his nephew. He died (less than a month after the commencement of his last sickness) April 6, 1865, aged sixty-eight years.
Lieut. Charles Benjamin Stevens, of Cambridge, March 13, 1865, to December 30, 1896 (31 years).
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Born November 2, 1818. Member Cambridge Common Council 1864-65. In 1834, at the age of sixteen, he entered the office of Registry of Deeds as a clerk. In 1865 he was elected Register, being constantly re-elected until his death. With the exception of nine months as First Lieutenant, Company A, Forty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, in the Civil war, he was in the service of the County of Middlesex sixty-two years. He died December 30, 1896, aged seventy-eight, filled with years and honor.
CHARLES BENJAMIN STEVENS, OF CAMBRIDGE. Register of Deeds 1865 to 1896.
EDWIN OTIS CHILDS, OF NEWTON. Register of Deeds, Southern District, 1897 to date.
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Edwin Otis Childs, of Newton, January 4, 1897, to date.
Edurio O Childs.
Born in Milledgeville, Ga., September 29, 1842. Educated in the public schools in Springfield, Mass., Phillips (Andover) Academy, and Williams College, class of 1841. Appointed As- sistant City Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Newton, January 5, 1814, and served in that capacity until January 1, 1826. Janu- ary 3, 1826, unanimously elected City Clerk of Newton, and was re-elected each succeeding year until he resigned April 1, 1883, to accept the position of Treasurer of the Harvard Clock com- pany, which position he held until 1888, when he resigned. Served as Alderman of Ward 1 of the City of Newton during the years 1888 and 1889. Was appointed Deputy Sheriff and Court Officer in 1891, and served in that position until January 4, 1897, when he was appointed by the County Commissioners Register of Deeds for the Middlesex South District to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles B. Stevens. In November, 1892, he was elected to fill the unexpired terin, and has been constantly re- elected since that time.
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ASSISTANT REGISTERS OF DEEDS, SOUTH- ERN DISTRICT.
(See Acts of 1873, Chap. 19, Sec. 1.)
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Atherton Stevens, of Cambridge, 1883 to 1895 (12 years).
Ceny Le Steven auch
Born in Cambridge October 25, 1848. Son of Charles B. Stevens, late Register of Deeds. Educated in the public schools of his native city. He was appointed a Clerk in the Registry, in which position he served until he became Assistant Register. April 4, 1883, serving in that capacity until the day of his death. From 1843 to 1815 he was a member of Company A, Fourth Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, rising to the rank of corporal. In 188? and 1886 he was sergeant of the A. H. A. Company. In 1826 he was appointed Assistant Inspector-Gen- eral Massachusetts Militia, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was also a member of the Masonic Fraternity. Died Febril- ary 19, 1895, aged forty-seven years.
Edward Hutchings Thompson, of Cambridge, January, 1896, to January, 1897. -
Odwand H. Thompson
Born in Boston September 16, 1850. Educated in the Bos- ton public schools. Began work as Clerk in the Registry of
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL HENRY ATHERTON STEVENS, OF CAMBRIDGE. Assistant Register of Deeds, Southern District, 1883 to 1895.
EDWARD HUTCHINGS THOMPSON, OF CAMBRIDGE. Assistant Register of Deeds, Southern District, January, 1896, to January, 1897. (See page 230.)
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Deeds (South District) under Charles B. Stevens, Register, June 17, 1872. Appointed Assistant Register by the late Charles B. Stevens January 22, 1896, served as Assistant Register until the appointment of Edwin O. Childs, Esq., by the County Commis- sioners as Register January 2, 1891. Appointed superintendent of the indexing department by Edwin O. Childs, Register, Janu- ary 5, 1896, a position which he held until his decease, January 13, 1905, aged fifty-five years.
Thomas Leighton, Jr., 1897 to date.
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Was born in Cambridge October 30, 1820. Was educated in the public schools of that city, and entered Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds August 11, 1885, as messenger, under Charles B. Stevens, Register. Was appointed Assistant Register of Deeds under Edwin O. Childs. Register, January 8, 1892, which position he holds at the present time.
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REGISTERS OF DEEDS OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT.
(Established July 1, 1855. See Chap. }9, Acts and Resolves.)
Asahel Bliss Wright, of Lowell, 1855 to 1868 (13 years).
A.M. Night.
Born at Royalton, Vt., November 5, 1819. In early life he became a citizen of Lowell, and was a compositor upon the Lowell Courier. In 1854 he was a representative to the Legisla- ture, and in 1855 became the first Register of Deeds for the Northern District. He was an active and consistent member of the First Baptist church of Lowell, of which he was deacon. His Christian character is cherished by the church and the com- munity in which he moved to the present day. After leaving Lowell, he established himself as a conveyancer in Boston, and died in Dorchester August 19, 1890, aged seventy-one years.
Rev. Ithamar Warren Beard, of Lowell, 1868 to September, 1873 (6 years).
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Born in Pittsfield, N. H., February 23, 1840. Son of the late Hon. Ithamar W. Beard, of Lowell, who was Assistant United States Treasurer under the administration of President Pierce, and a brother-in-law of Moses Norris, United States Senator from New Hampshire. The subject of this sketch passed through the public schools of Lowell, and fitted for col-
THOMAS LEIGHTON, JR., OF CAMBRIDGE. Assistant Register of Deeds. Southern District, 1897 to date. (See page 233.)
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ASAHEL BLISS WRIGHT, OF LOWELL. The First Register of Deeds, Northern District, 1855 to 1868. (See page 234.)
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lege at the Cambridge High School and Lawrence Academy, Groton. Entered Harvard in 1858, but left in his junior year to enlist in the Civil War. On account of his father's sickness, he was obliged to resign a commission in the Nineteenth Massachu- setts Regiment and leave the service. He studied law with D. S. and G. F. Richardson in Lowell, and was admitted to the bar in 1864. Received the degree of A. B. from Harvard College in 1820. During his second term as Register of Deeds, he prepared himself for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, re- ceiving the degree of B. D. from the theological school of that sect in Cambridge June 15, 1813, and became Rector of Saint James Church, South Groveland, Mass., July, 1823, after which he resigned the position of Register of Deeds. He remained at Groveland until November 1, 1826, when he was called to be the Rector of Saint Thomas's Church, Dover, N. IL., where he served with marked success until January 1, 1899, a period of twenty- three years. During his work in Dover, a new church edifice and a rectory were erected, and the membership increased from eighty-seven to two hundred and fifty. Since January 1, 1899, he has acted as chaplain of the "Chapel of the Good Shepherd" on Blackwell's Island, in the city of New York, in connection with the New York City Home for the Aged and Infirm.
George A. McEvoy, of Lowell.
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Acted as Assistant Register from the resignation of Mr. Beard, about September 15, 1813, until the election and qualifica- tion of Captain Thompson. His name last appears January S. 1824, in that capacity. Mr. McEvoy is at present an esteemed citizen of Lowell, engaged in mercantile pursuits.
REV. ITHAMAR WARREN BEARD, OF LOWELL. Register of Deeds, Northern District, 1868 to 1873. (See page 234.)
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JOSEPH PAINE THOMPSON, OF LOWELL. Register of Deeds, Northern District, 1874 to date. (See page 240.)
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Captain Joseph Paine Thompson, of Lowell, 1874 to date.
Born in Brownfield, Me .. April 11, 1830. Came to Lowell in 1849, working first in a brick-yard, next with the Middlesex corporation, and finally ran a clothing store. Becoming imbued with the spirit of patriotism he sold out his store at a sacrifice. and raised a company for the Thirty-third Massachusetts Volun- teers, with which he went to war as Second Lieutenant. In 1862 he was promoted to First Lieutenant, and in 1865 to Captain. He was connected with the staff of General Hooker at Lookout Mountain, and was with General Sherman in his march from At- lanta to the sea. He has been Register of Deeds, Northern Dis- trict, since January, 1874.
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COUNTY ATTORNEYS .*
Hon. Samuel Dana, of Groton and Charlestown, 1807 to 1811 (4 years).
Samuel Dana
Born in Groton June 26, 1762. Postmaster there, 1800 to 1804. Representative, 1803, 1825, 1826, 1824. Senator, 1805- 1806-1804-1808-1809-1810-1811-1812 and 1812. President of the Senate 1807-11, and 1812. Representative in Congress, 1811 and 1815. Member of the Constitutional Convention of 1820, and Presidential Elector same year. Chief Justice Circuit Court Common Pleas from October 11, 1816. Died November 20, 1835, aged sixty-eight years. Judge Dana's education was of the most ordinary character, supplemented by such assistance as he received from his father, who was a Harvard graduate, and minister at Groton for many years. It would not have been deemed sufficient for entry at Harvard, had it been possible for his father to have assumed the expenses incident thereto. Not- withstanding this, he became a great lawyer, and divided high honors with Hon. Timothy Bigelow as the ablest advocate at the bar in Northern Middlesex. During much of his official career he resided in Charlestown in a colonial mansion which stood on the southerly slope of Bunker Hill, overlooking the navy yard and the harbor of Boston. He was a man of fine per- sonality, both physically and mentally. He was six feet and one inch in height, and a gentleman in the most liberal interpretation
*From 1780 to 1807 there appears to have been no regularly- appointed County Attorneys. Under the provisions of Chap. 18, Sec. 1. of the Acts of 1807, the Governor was authorized to appoint "County Attorneys" to prosecute criminal cases in their respective counties. Chap. 130. See. 9. of the Acts of 1832 constituted Middlesex and Essex as the "Northern District for the administration of criminal law." In 1848, by Chap. 16, Sec. 1. Essex was constituted as the "Eastern District." thus leaving Middlesex alone in the "Northern District." Under a pro- vision of the Constitution adopted in 1855, District Attorneys have since been elected by the people.
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of the character. No picture of this distinguished man was ever painted, as he was strangely adverse to anything of the kind, which is regrettable. He was father of General James Dana.
Mr. Bigelow was a Federalist, and commanded a militia company in Groton composed exclusively of members of that party, while Mr. Dana was a Democrat, and commanded a com- pany in the same town composed entirely of those of his political faith. Both of these able men were great lovers of horse flesh. and kept only the best. It must have been an inspiring scene to witness their drives from Groton to Concord Court, "hip and tie," as seems to have been their usual custom. After Mr. Dana moved back to Groton from Charlestown, he cultivated one of the finest and most attractive estates in Middlesex, which finally passed into the hands of Hon. Timothy Fuller, his successor in the office of County Attorney. Mr. Dana was postmaster of Groton, and it may be interesting to note that in 1800 the quar- terly receipts of his office amounted to $3! He delivered many notable Masonic orations, and was secretary of Saint Paul's Lodge. Groton.
Hon. Timothy Fuller, of Cambridge, 1811 to 1813 (2 years).
Punothe Falling
Born in Chilmark, July 11, 1778. Graduated from Harvard with second honors in 1801. Representative, 1825, 1827-1831. Speaker of House, 1825. Senator. 1813 to 1816. Councillor, 1828. Representative in Congress, 1811 to 1825. He was a man of considerable ability, both as a lawyer and statesman. He was the father and early tutor of that eccentric and ex- traordinary literary genius, Sarah Margaret Fuller (Marchioness de Ossoli), who was reading Latin at six years of age, and at twenty-six was a close friend of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Chan- ning, and had earned the title of the "Priestess of Transcen- dentalism." She was perhaps the earliest, and certainly the
HON. TIMOTHY FULLER, OF CAMBRIDGE, County Attorney 1811 to 1813.
HON. ASAHEL STEARNS, LL. D .. OF CAMBRIDGE. County Attorney 1813 to 1832.
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ablest, advocate of women's rights. Her tragic death, with that of her husband and son, by shipwreck, near the entrance to the harbor of New York, more than fifty years ago, is still remem- bered and regretted. Timothy Fuller died in Groton October 1, 1835, of Asiatic cholera, aged fifty-seven years.
Hon. Asahel Stearns, of Chelmsford, Charlestown, and Cam- bridge, 1813 to 1832 (19 years).
Asahel Learns
Born in Lunenburg June 12, 1444. Graduated from Har- vard in 1:91. Preceptor of Groton Academy, afterwards settled in that portion of Chelmsford now Lowell. Representative Gen- eral Court, 1812. Senator, 1813, 1830, and 1831. Representa- tive in Congress, 1815 to 1814. In the legal profession he was distinguished for his great knowledge of the law. "Real Ac- tions," published by him in 1824, is standard authority to this day. Harvard College, wherein he was "University Professor of Law" from 1814 to 1839, conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1825. In 1832 he was appointed a Commissioner on Revision of the General Statutes. He died in Cambridge Feb- ruary 5. 1839. aged sixty-five years.
HON. ASAHEL HUNTINGTON, OF SALEM. District Attorney 1832 to 1845.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Hon. Asahel Huntington, of Salem, 1832 to 1845 (13 years).
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Born in Topsfield July 23, 1998. Son of a celebrated min- ister of his time, whose descendants are eminent in his profession to the present day. Graduated from Yale in 1819. Settled in Salem, where he remained during the balance of an active career. Representative, 1822, 1829, 1831. Member of the Constitutional Convention of 1853, and Mayor of Salem the same year. From 1832 to 1845, when Middlesex and Essex formed the Northern District, he was District Attorney, and conducted with marked ability some of the most famous criminal cases in the annals of the court, having as antagonists such lawyers as Webster and Choate. In 1851 he was elected Clerk of Courts of Essex, and died in office September 5, 1820, aged seventy-two years. The panegyrics pronounced after his decease by distinguished mem- bers of the bench and bar were highly eulogistic and sympa- thetic.
Hon. Albert Hobart Nelson, of Woburn, 1845 to 1848 (3 years).
A. M. Nelsan
Born in Carlisle (or Milford, Mass.), March 12, 1812. Gradu- ated from Harvard in 1832. Senator, 1848-1849. Member of the Council, 1855. Appointed Chief Justice of the Superior Court, County of Suffolk, in 1855. A good lawyer and fine speaker. He broke down mentally and became an inmate of the McLean asylum, Somerville, where he died. His wife was a daughter of Elias Phinney, of Lexington, Clerk of Courts many years. Died June 27, 1858, aged forty-six years.
HON. ALBERT HOBART NELSON, OF WOBURN. District Attorney 1845 to 1348. (See page 247.)
HON. CHARLES RUSSELL TRAIN. OF FRAMINGHAM AND BOSTON. District Attorney 1848 to 185! and from 1853 to 1855. (See page 251.)
ISAAC STEVENS MORSE, OF LOWELL AND CAMBRIDGE. District Attorney 1855 to 1872. (See page 252.)
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Hon. Charles Russell Train, of Framingham, 1848 to 1851 (3 years).
Bhas. R. Frain
Born in Framingham October 18, 1812. Graduated from Brown University in 1832. Representative from Framingham, 1844 and 1848, from Boston, 1868, 1840 and 1821. Ile was Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge. A. F. and A. M., of Massachusetts, in 1856, and Deputy Grand Master in 1859. Representative in Congress, 1859 to 1863, Councillor, 1857 and 1858, Member of the Constitutional Convention in 1853. A member of Common Council, Boston, 1862, 1868. Attorney- General Massachusetts, 1822 to 1878. Assistant Adjutant- General staff General Gordon in the Civil war. Was in the battle of Antietam. He was a lawyer and statesman of ability and prominence. Died at North Conway. N. H., July 29, 1885, aged sixty-eight years.
Lieutenant Asa W. Farr, of Lowell, 1851 to 1853 (2 years).
A.M.Farr
Born in Sharon, Vt., 1821. In 1841 he was a citizen of Lowell : in 1844 a printer connected with the "Vox Populi." which it is said that he edited at one time : in 1845 he became a lawyer, and in 1842 was associated with Benjamin F. Butler, under the firm name of Butler and Farr. Benjamin F. Butier, his partner, first appeared in a Lowell directory printed by Leon- ard Huntress in 1841 as a "student at law" with William Smith. Mr. Farr was appointed District Attorney by Governor Boutwell. and removed by his successor, suffering a fate meted out to most of the officials of his political faith. Disheartened and disgusted he soon went West, settling in Geneva, Walworth County, Wis-
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consin, from which place he was a member of the Wisconsin As- sembly in 1856. He was a hero of the Civil war and gave his life to his country. This is the record as it stands in the office of the Adjutant-General of Wisconsin :-
"Commissioned Quartermaster Third Regiment Wisconsin Cavalry Volunteers, November 25, 1861, to rank same date. Sec- ond Lieutenant May 2. 1862. First Lieutenant and Quarterinas- ter. November 28, 1862. Killed in action October 6, 1863, at Baxter Springs, Kansas." Aged forty-two years.
Hon. Charles R. Train, 1853 to 1855 (2 years).
Before mentioned.
Isaac Stevens Morse, of Lowell and Cambridge, 1855 to 1872 (17 years).
Imorse
Born in Haverhill, N. H .. December ?2. 1811. City Solici- tor Lowell, 1850 to 1852. Representative General Court. 1866. His career as an official was long, able, and efficient. He died in Boston, December 22. 1896, aged seventy-nine years.
John Benton Goodrich, of Newton, 1872 to 1874 (2 years).
John B. Yorduich
Born in Fitchburg. January 2, 1836. Graduated from Dart- mouth in 1857. From 1859 to 1865 he resided in Watertown,
JOHN BENTON GOODRICH, OF NEWTON. District Attorney 1872 to 1874.
GEORGE STEVENS, OF LOWELL. District Attorney 1874 to 1879.
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where he served upon the school committee. After settling in Newton he was continued upon the school committee of that city during several years, and was a member of the General Court, 1869 and 1840. He was Past Master of Pequossette lodge, F. and A. M. His ancestry was of strong New England blood. William Goodrich came over with Sir Richard Saltonstall, and was in Watertown as early as 1634, afterwards pushing into the wilderness around Fitchburg. Another ancestor was Deacon David Goodrich, who commanded a company at Bunker Hill, and who had a son, John, in the same fight, from whom the Christian name descended to the subject of this sketch. Mr. Goodrich was a good lawyer, a fluent and effective speaker, and a man of charming personality. Ile died in Boston January 11. 1900, aged sixty-four years.
George Stevens, of Lowell, October 17, 1874, to 1879 (5 years).
Born in Stoddard. N. H., October 23, 1824. Graduated from Dartmouth in 1849. After spending some time as a teacher. he settled in Lowell, where he gained an excellent repu - tation at the bar. Representative, 1858, and City Solicitor in 1867 and '68. Ile was a man of learning and a Christian gentle- man. It is related of him that it was his custom, while at family devotions, to read a chapter of the Bible, which was repeated by his wife, his son, and his daughter in different languages. Died in Lowell June 6, 1884, aged sixty years.
HON. JOHN WILKES HAMMOND, OF CAMBRIDGE. District Attorney 1879 to 1880. (See page 258).
HON, WILLIAM BURNHAM STEVENS, OF STONEHAM, District Attorney 1880 to 1890. (See page 258.)
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Hon. John Wilkes Hammond, of Cambridge, September 6, 1879, to 1880.
John M. Hammond
Born in Mattapoisett, of parents in moderate circumstances, December 16, 1837. After passing through the public schools, by carnest application he was finally enabled to gather together a sufficient sum to enter Tufts College, from which he graduated with high honors in 1861, but burdened with a debt of $500. He taught school awhile and then enlisted in Company I, Third Massachusetts Volunteers, serving until the close of his enlist- ment. After his discharge from the service he taught in Wake- field, and was principal of the Melrose high school in 1865. In 1866 he settled in Cambridge and commenced the practice of law. He was Representative in 1872 and 1873, and City Solicitor from 1813 to March 10, 1886, when he was appointed a Justice of the Superior Court, from which he was advanced in 1898 to the bench of the Supreme Judicial Court, where he now sits.
Hon. William Burnham Stevens, of Stoneham, 1880 to 1890 (10 years).
Hicham Betterun
Born there March 23, 1843. Graduated from Dartmouth in 1865. A veteran of the Civil war, having served as a private in Company C, Fiftieth Massachusetts Volunteers. After retiring from the position of District Attorney, he practiced law with dis- tinction for several years. He wrote and published an exceed- ingly able and interesting history of his native town. Was ap- pointed in 1898 as a Justice of the Superior Court, in which ca- pacity he is now serving.
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PATRICK HENRY COONEY, OF NATICK, District Attorney 1890 to 1893. (See page 261.)
FREDERICK NEWTON WIER, OF LOWELL, District Attorney 1893 to 1902.
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Patrick Henry Cooney, of Natick, 1890 to 1893 (3 years).
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