Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 111

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850

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1804, to Ruth Chadwell; and on November I, 1819, to Hannah Bartlett Drew. He had seven children by his second wife, and three by his third.

The Hon. Ezra Warren7 Mudge, fourth child of the Hon. Ezra and Ruth (Chadwell) Mudge, was b. in Lynn, December 5, 1811, and was there educated, attending the public schools until 1825, and subsequently for two years the Lynn Academy. A clerk in the employ of Chase & Huse from 1828 until 1838, he was then placed in charge of the business which he conducted until 1842, in which year he became a partner in the firm of William Chase & Co. In 1849, at the incorporation of the Laigh- ton Bank, he became its cashier, which posi- tion he retained after its name was changed to that of the Central National Bank. Interested in public affairs, he served in numerous official capacities, discharging the duties thus devolv- ing upon him with ability and fidelity. In 1843 and 1844 he was Selectman; in 1848 and 1849 Treasurer and Collector; in 1843, 1846, 1856, and 1857 a member of the School Com- mittee; and at the first election under the char- ter he was chosen City Treasurer, which office he held until his election as Mayor in 1856. He was re-elected to the Mayor's chair in 1857; was Alderman in 1862, 1863, and 1864; and served as trustee of the Public Library, being chairman of the board. He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Uni- versalist church. On January 23, 1836, he m. Eliza R. Bray, who was b. June 18, 1818, a daughter of John and Margaret Bray, of Salem. They had nine children, as follows: Ezra Warren, b. April 18, 1837, sailed as super- cargo for Cuba in February, 1862, and his vessel was never heard from; William Ropes, b. July 18, 1839, m. Abbie Hosmer; Mary Chadwell, b. August 13, 1841, d. September 15, 1849; Hervey Mackey, b. October 6, 1843, d. May 18, 1845; Howard Murray, b. Decem- ber 9, 1845, d. August 28, 1848; Florence Howard, b. November 28, 1850; Arthur Bart- lett, whose name begins this article and the date of whose nativity is elsewhere given; Benjamin Cushing, b. February 10, 1856; and Kate Gertrude, b. June 30, 1857.

Arthur Bartlett8 Mudge was born in Lynn,

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December 14, 1854, and obtained his general education in the common and high schools of that city. Afterwards entering the Boston Dental College, he was graduated from that institution with the class of 1876, and imme- diately began the practice of his profession in Massillon, Ohio. A few months later he re- turned to Lynn to take up the practice of Dr. A. C. Blethen, who had been established there thirty years, and took possession of his office on August 8, 1876. Since that time Dr. Bartlett has built up a large practice, and is known as one of the most skilful and reliable dentists of Lynn. He has served as vice-presi- dent of the Bath, Me., Water Works; as vice- president and treasurer of the Norway, Me., Water Works; and has been connected offici- ally with the Gardner, Mass., Water Works. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and of the Benevolent Order of Elks. In politics he supported the principles of the Democratic party until the nomination of William J. Bryan for the Presidency.

Dr. Mudge was married on May 29, 1883. He has had two children, as follows: Arthur Warren, born December 12, 1885, who died in September, 1886; and Margaret Gertrude, born June 25, 1887.

HARLES H. NEWHALL, of Lynn, is a son of the late Henry and Ann (Atwell) Newhall, and a direct de- scendant in the eighth generation from Thomas Newhall, one of Lynn's earliest settlers.

"The earliest mention of the name Newhall in printed history," says Mr. Waters, the genealogist, from whose pamphlet (a reprint) on "the Newhall Family, of Lynn," we gather the following record of ancestry, "may be found in Bloomfield's History of Norfolk, England, where we learn that a certain manor was bestowed by one of the baronial proprietors upon one of his sons, who built a new hall, whence he obtained the name of 'Johannis de Nova Aula,' alias John de Newehall."

It is said that as early as 1320 the Duke of Buckingham occupied a manor of "Newhall,"

and that Oliver Cromwell was at one time the owner of a manor in Wiltshire called by the same name.

Thomas' Newhall emigrated from England in 1630, and settled in Lynn, where he became owner of large tracts of land now lying within the corporate limits of the city. He d. May 25, 1674. By his wife Mary he had four chil- dren. His son, Ensign Thomas2 Newhall, is said to have been the first white child b. in Lynn, 1630 (by his own account b. 1631-2). On December 29, 1652, he m. Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Potter, of Lynn. He was buried April 1, 1687, and she was buried February 22, 1686. They had ten children. Ensign Joseph3 Newhall was b. in Lynn, Sep- tember 22, 1678. His name often appears on the town records as holding positions of honor and trust. On the night of January 29-30, 1705, during a great snow storm, he d. on the road to Lynn from Boston, where he had been attending General Court as a Representative. He m. in 1678 Susanna, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Farrar, of Lynn. She bore him eleven children.

Samuel4 Newhall, b. in Lynn in March, 1700, d., as entered in the Quaker Records, in October, 1770. His wife, Kezia Breed, whom he m. December 8, 1724, d., according to the same records, October 9, 1749. They had ten children. Kezia was a daughter of Samuel4 Breed, and a descendant of Allen' Breed, b. in England in 1601, d. at Lynn, March 17, 1692. During his early life Allen1 Breed was a mer- chant in Liverpool. In 1630 he came to Massachusetts with Winthrop's fleet. The line was continued through Allen2 Breed and his wife Mary, and their son Samuel, 3 who m. Anna Hood, they being the parents of Samuel4 Breed, the father of Kezia5.

Pharaoh5 Newhall (name thought to have been originally Farrar), b. in Lynn, February 15, 1733, d. September 15, 1821. He was a blacksmith by trade, and tradition says he was an extensive landowner and farmer. In relig- ion he was a Quaker or Friend. On April 24, 1764, he m. Theodate Breed, by whom he had seven children. She d. September 9, 1810. Winthrop6 Newhall, b. in Lynn, June 6, 1769, d. August 19, 1852. For many years he car-

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ried on a successful tanning business, his vats being located on the west side of Market Street, near the present crossing of the East- ern Railroad. He m. January 12, 1795, Eliz- abeth Farrington. Their children were: Fran- cis S., Henry, Eliza (d. young), Sophia, Lydia, and Horace.

Henry7 Newhall, b. in Lynn, March 10, 1797, d. July 15, 1878. In company with his brother Francis he followed his father's busi- ness, adding to it the manufacture of morocco, of which he made a specialty until retiring from active pursuits on account of failing health. He filled with ability and fidelity various muni- cipal offices. He served the Leighton Bank and its successor, the Central National Bank, as di- rector from October 7, 1850, to January II, 1876, the longest continuous service on the board of directors; and on the death of his brother Francis succeeded, February, 1858, to the office of president of the Leighton Bank, now the Central National Bank, a position that he retained until January 11, 1876. His early opportunities for acquiring an education were limited, but through observation and reading he stored his mind with information on all current topics. He became an early member of the Unitarian Church, incorporated in 1822. On December 8, 1829, he m. Ann Atwell, who was b. February 26, 1809, and d. Febru- ary 13, 1863. She bore him seven children, five of whom d. young, the living being: Sarah C. and Charles Henry. She was a descendant in the seventh generation from John Atwell, the founder of the American family of Atwell.

John' Atwell emigrated to this country from England, settling first in Maine. He m. there, and about 1690 removed with his family to Lynn. John2 Atwell m. June 19, 1693, Margaret Max. Nathan3 Atwell m. November 27, 1729, Anna Ramsdell. William4 Atwell, b. about 1730, d. November 5, 1806. He served in the Revolutionary War, his name being on a list of men from Lynn who were in the Concord battle; also as a private in Cap- tain Gallusha's company, Colonel Benjamin R. Woodbridge's regiment ; order for bounty-coat, or its equivalent in money, dated December 22, 1775. His name is also on muster roll at Winter Hill for January, 1778, camp. On

April 12, 1753, he m. Lydia Hicks. Zacha- riah5 Atwell, b. October 9, 1755, d. November 6, 1836. On July 16, 1778, he m. Elizabeth, daughter of Amos Breed. She d. July I, 1827. Zachariah6 Atwell, b. November I, 1779, d. in January, 1847. He m. Anna Bredeen, of Malden, Mass., who was b. July 17, 1778, and d. June 8, 1864. Ann7 Atwell m. Henry Newhall, as above stated. William Atwell enlisted February 3, 1778, in Captain John Devereux's company, Colonel Jacob Ger- rish's regiment ; discharged July 3, 1778.

OHN ALBERT BLAKE, of Malden, was born in Danvers, Mass., April 15, 1843, a son of John and Adaline (Reid) Blake. He is a direct descendant of Jasper' Blake, a mariner, who emigrated from Little Baddow, Essex County, England, to New England in 1650, and settled in Hamp- ton, N.H. Jasper Blake purchased a house lot in Hampton in 1660, and he resided there until his death, which occurred January 5, 1674. He was four times m., and had six children that m. and reared families, three daughters and three sons, the names of the sons being Timothy, John, and Philemon. His wife Deborah was a relative, it is thought a sister, of the Rev. Timothy and Mr. Philemon Dalton. John2 Blake, b. in Hampton, October 31, 1656, d. March 29, 1716. He and his wife Frances were the parents of John3 Blake, who was b. at Hampton, September 2, 1689. John3 lived in Hampton until some time after bis marriage with Mary Dearborn, when he re- moved to Sanbornton, N. H. Thomas4 Blake, b. at Hampton, N. H., October 23, 1724, m. Hannah Dearborn. Removing to Epsom, N. H., he served as Highway Surveyor in 1761, and bought a pew in the church there in 1774. He became an inhabitant of Epping, N. H., before March, 1782. John5 Blake, who was baptized at Hampton, N. H., June 23, 1751, settled at Sandwich, N.H. John6 Blake, b. in Sandwich about 1786, d. at Derbyline, Vt. He m. Susan Frost, who was b. at Tewksbury, Mass., and d. at Sutton, Vt.

John7 Blake was b. in Sandwich, N. H., May 26, 1811, and d. in Danvers, Mass., March 26,

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1866. In early life a school-teacher, he sub- sequently devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He m. Adaline Reid, a daughter of John Reid, Jr., grand-daughter of John Reid, Sr., and great-grand-daughter of James Reid, b. in Scotland in 1695, who emigrated to this country with his wife Mary and became an early settler of Derry, N. H. Among James Reid's children may be mentioned two sons : John, the next in line of descent; and General George Reid, an officer in the Revolutionary War. John Reid, Sr., b. between 1730 and 1733, m. Catherine Morrison, who d. April 14, 1820. She was the fourth child of Sam- uel Morrison, a native of Ireland, b. in 1710, who settled in Londonderry, N. H., in 1723, and who was engaged in farming there until his death on June 21, 1802. He m. Janet Allison, who was b. in Ireland about 1712, and who d. at Londonderry, N. H., January 8, 1800. Her father, Captain Samuel Allison, was one of the original settlers of Londonderry, N. H., being one of the sixteen men who, with their families, emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, to New England, landing in Boston in 1718, and going thence to Londonderry, N. H., in 1719. His will was proved Septem- ber 10, 1760. Samuel Morrison, father of Catherine Morrison, was a son of John Morri- son, b. in Scotland in 1628, who emigrated to Londonderry, N. H., some time between 1720 and 1723, and who d. there February 16, 1736, at the reputed age of one hundred and eight years. John Reid, Jr., d. at a comparatively early age, on February 25, 1822. In 1816 he m. Isabella Hopkins, who was b. March 6, 1791, a daughter of John Hopkins, Jr., and grand-daughter of John Hopkins, Sr. The last named was a son of John Hopkins, the im- migrant ancestor of the family, who, accom- panied by his wife, Elizabeth Dinsmoor, and two children - John and Margaret - settled in Londonderry, N. H., in 1730.

Of the union of John7 Blake and Adaline Reid ten children were b .; namely, Har- riet Adaline, Martha Ann, John Reid, John Albert, Nelson Frost, Mary Elizabeth, Nelson Reid, Susan Isabel, Wilbur Frost, and Nellie Saunders. John Reid d. in infancy. Nelson Frost d. in early childhood. Nelson Reid d.

at the age of nineteen years. Mary Elizabeth d. in early womanhood. Harriet Adaline Blake m. William Ropes, Jr., by whom she has five children; namely, Lucy (widow of Oliver Goodell), Hattie Reid, William Henry (m. Mary Curry and has one child - Robert Blake), Susie Kidder (d. February 5, 1878), and Anna Blanchard. Martha Ann8 Blake m. Alfred Briggs, and d. April 19, 1891, leaving one child - Hattie Clifton Briggs. She had three other children, two sons who d. in in- fancy and a daughter, Addie Reid, who d. at the age of sixteen years. Susan Isabel8 Blake m. Charles Buxton, D. D.S., of Salem, and they have two children - Florence S. and Helen R. Wilbur Frost& Blake, b. in Dan- vers, Mass., April 7, 1856, was a shoe manu- facturer in Haverhill, Mass., from 1879 until 1899. He then came to Boston, where he still continues the shoe business. He has been twice m. His first wife was Laura C. Merrill, of Danvers, b. January 31, 1857, daughter of Henry M. and Lucy A. (Foster) Merrill. She d. April 25, 1886. His second wife was Minnie C. Kempton, a native of Haverhill, b. September 8, 1867. Of the first marriage there were three children; namely, Lucy A., b. in Lynn, Mass., September 18, 1879; Wal- ter Frost, b. in Haverhill, Mass., September 19, 1881 ; and Marion Reid, b. in Haverhill, Mass., March 30, 1883. Lucy A. is the wife of Ralph P. Hoagland (wholesale druggist), by whom she has three children -- Ralph Pratt, Edward Blake, and Florence Bush. Walter Frost is employed in a banking house in Bos- ton. Marion Reid d. at the age of six years. Of Mr. Blake's union with Minnie Kempton there have been four children - Ralph Cedric, b. in Haverhill, Mass., March 29, 1889; John Clifton, b. in Salem, Mass., October 9, 1891 ; Pauline Reid, who d. in infancy ; and Donald Reid, b. January 7, 1901. Nellie Saunders Blake, b. June 6, 1859, m. Nathaniel Shats- well, of Salem. Their children are: Mary Eliza, Lawrence Reid, and Alfred Ingalls.

John Albert8 Blake acquired his early educa- tion in the public schools of Danvers, residing in that town until nineteen years old. Then on July 13, 1863, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served on the "New Iron-

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sides," the first iron-clad battleship built by the United States, being employed in blockade duty at Charleston, S.C., and likewise on the "Wabash " and in other active duty. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he returned to Danvers, and at once began to learn the art of shoe manufacture. After serving as foreman for several companies, he engaged in business on his own account. At the present time he is one of the directors and the selling agent of the St. Croix Shoe Company, at Calais, Me., having his office in Boston.

On December 13, 1868, Mr. Blake married Abby Dodge Hyde, a native of Danvers, Mass., born March 2, 1847, and daughter of Elisha G. and Carolyn Welch Hyde. Mrs. Blake's father, Elisha G. Hyde, d. in Danvers, Mass., April 21, 1884, aged eighty-two years. Her paternal grandfather, Levi Hyde, m. Betsey Gould. Mr. and Mrs. Blake have three chil- dren, namely : Albert Nelson9 Blake, born in Danvers, Mass., December 13, 1870, who is engaged in business with his father, married Mabel Welch, of Salem (b. April 2, 1873), by whom he has one child - Margery Doane1º Blake, born in Stoneham, Mass., November 3, 1900; Carolyn Reid9 Blake, born in Danvers, Mass., September 3, 1875; and Ernest Hyde9 Blake, born in Danvers, Mass., November 18, 1883. Mr. Blake is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Amity Lodge of Danvers; Holton R. A. Chapter of Danvers; Salem Council, R. & S. M .; and Winslow Lewis Commandery, K. T., of Salem, of all of which bodies he has been chief officer. He has been also the Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Massachu- setts; also Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massachusetts; also Past Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massa- chusetts; and at the present time is an officer in the General Grand Council of the United States. He has also taken all the Scottish Rite degrees, and is a member of the Supreme Council, Thirty-third Degree, Northern Ma- sonic Jurisdiction. He is a member of Ward Post, G. A. R., of which he was Quartermaster for five years, and also Commander, and has also served on the staff of the Department and National Commanders. Mr. Blake is a vestry-

man of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Malden. He represented Danvers in the Legislature of 1878-79. He is a member of the Kernwood Club of Malden, and various other clubs and social organizations.

OHN JOHNSON, for many years pres- ident of the First National Bank of Wo- burn, Mass., is a representative of the native-born citizens who have been the most active and prominent in advancing the business interests of the town. He was born in Woburn, February 12, 1814, a son of John Johnson, Sr., and a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of Edward Johnson, one of the first settlers of Woburn, the line of descent being : Edward,' William,2 Edward, 3 Samuel, 4 Reuben, 5 John,6 John7.

John6 Johnson spent his entire life in Wo- burn, engaged in agricultural pursuits. He m. Mary Kendall, who was a daughter of Obadiah and Sarah (Johnson) Kendall, and a direct descendant of Francis Kendall, who also was among the original settlers of Woburn.

John7 Johnson in his boyhood attended the district schools and assisted his father in the care of the farm. At the age of twenty he be- gan to learn the wheelwright's trade, and served at it an apprenticeship of two years. Then, locating in the western part of the town, he opened a shop and carried on an extensive business as wheelwright until 1850, acquiring an excellent reputation as a master of his craft. Being chosen treasurer of the Woburn Agri- cultural and Manufacturing Association, he re- tained that position for thirty years, devoting much of his time to its affairs. In the mean- while he had become connected with the First National Bank of Woburn as vice-president, and he subsequently became president of the institution, a responsible position that he held until January, 1900, when he resigned. He is now living practically retired from business cares, spending the sunset of life in the com- munity in which he was reared, enjoying in high measure the confidence and good will of his fellow-citizens.

Mr. Johnson married, first, November 25, 1841, Rosella Waldo, of Chester, N.H., a

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daughter of Shubael and Rebecca Waldo. She died June 8, 1845, having borne him one daughter - Rosella Annette. Mr. Johnson married, second, July 25, 1846, Julia A. Bul- finch, of Lynn, Mass., a daughter of Amos G. and Hannah Bulfinch. Of this union there were three children - Rosella Maria, John Warren, and Edward Francis. Mr. Johnson and his family attend the Unitarian church.

EORGE OLIVER ROBINSON, A. M., lawyer, now, after thirty years or more of successful practice in Cen- tral Illinois, living retired from the active du- ties of his profession in Cambridge, Mass., is a native of the State of Maine. He was born March 13, 1821, in that part of the town of Hebron that is now Oxford, in Oxford County. His parents were George and Hannah (March) Robinson, and his paternal grandparents, Cap- tain Samuel and Sally (Rawson) Robinson. The pioneer of the family in Maine was his great-grandfather, Elijah Robinson, of Barre, Worcester County, Mass., who m. there in 1760 Sarah Blake, a sister of Stephen Blake, and settled in the latter part of the eighteenth century in the town of Paris, Me. A William Robinson, of Newton, Mass., was the father of William, Jr., b. in 1673, and grandfather of William, third, who by his second wife, Sarah, had a son Elijah, b. in August, 1736. Will- iam, third, was probably the "William Robin- son from Newton," who settled at Barre, then a part of Rutland District, Mass., in the middle of the eighteenth century; and, if that was the fact, his son Elijah was, it can hardly be doubted, the settler of that name in Paris, Me. Through Sally Rawson, Mr. Robinson traces his ancestry back to Edward' Rawson, of New- bury, Mass., the line of descent being through William, 2 David, 3 and Ebenezer, 4 the father of Sally, who became the wife of Samuel Robin- son, February 11, 1793, and settled at Hebron (now Oxford), Me.

Edward' Rawson, b. in England in 1615, was one of the early settlers of Newbury, Mass., where he made his home for a number of years. He was chosen Town Clerk in April, 1638,

and he also served in other local offices as Se- lectman and Deputy to the General Court, of which he was clerk. From 1650 to 1686 he was Secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Col- ony. Removing to Boston, he resided in Raw- son's Lane, now Bromfield Street. He and his wife were members of the First Church of Boston, whose minister, the Rev. John Wins- low, was his uncle. William2 Rawson, who was the third in a family of twelve children, m. Anne Glover, daughter of Nathaniel Glover, of Dorchester.

David, 3 son of William and Anne (Glover) Rawson, m. Mary, daughter of Captain John Gulliver, of Milton, and lived on a farm in Quincy. Ebenezer4 Rawson, a farmer in Sut- ton, Mass., was well versed in Colonial history and in Biblical lore. His wife Sarah was a daughter of Captain Samuel and Mary (Dudley) Chase, of Sutton, and a descendant of Aquila" Chase, of Newbury, Mass. Captain Samuel and Sally (Rawson) Robinson had three sons, namely : Prescott, b. in Hebron (Oxford), Me., January 27, 1794, who was a cadet at West Point Military Academy in 1817, and the time and place of whose death is unknown; George, b. in Hebron (Oxford), Me., May 28, 1797, who d. in Oxford, Me., April 8, 1890; and Samuel, Jr., b. in Hebron (Oxford), Me., July 15, 1802, who d. in Oxford, May 20, 1872.

Energetic and enterprising, George Robinson built, in company with others, a saw mill and grist mill at Walchville. He served the town of Oxford as Selectman, Constable, and Col- lector. Pre-eminently a public-spirited citizen, in politics he was a Whig and later a Republi- can. He lived to be nearly ninety-three years of age. His wife Hannah, who was b. in Sut- ton, Mass., in 1789, a daughter of Stephen March, d. at the age of eighty-seven. She was a descendant of Hugh March, who came to New England in 1638 and settled at Newbury. George and Hannah (March) Robinson had six children, of whom George Oliver is the only survivor. His brothers and sisters were: Ste- phen March, b. May 7, 1822, who d. May 28, 1822; Milton, b. April 19, 1823, who d. Au- gust I, 1876; Evelina Prudentia, b. May 16, 1826, who d. August 1, 1893; Julia, b. Au- gust 19, 1828, who d. April 9, 1832 ; and Sally

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Rawson, b. January 19, 1831, who d. February 8, 1836.

George Oliver Robinson received his ele- mentary education at the district school in the neighborhood of the Robinson home, and pur- sued his preparatory studies at the Hebron Academy and the academies at Lewiston Falls and North Yarmouth. Entering Bowdoin Col- lege in 1845, he was graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1849. He had begun to teach at the age of eighteen in 1839, his first school being at Livermore, Me. He received twelve dollars a month, and "boarded round," finding pleasant quarters at the different homes of his pupils. He continued teaching some ten winters in Cumberland, Androscoggin, and Oxford Coun- ties, and the money thus earned enabled him to start on his college career. After leaving college he spent a brief period in teaching in Topsham Academy and North Yarmouth Acad- emy, where for two years he was principal of the classical department. He then studied law in the office of Willis & Fessenden, of Port- land, Me. Admitted to the Cumberland County bar in 1854, he went West and, set- tling in Bloomington, Ill., was admitted to practice in the courts of that State and also in the United States Courts at Springfield. The period shortly following his migration was one of the most exciting and eventful in the politi- cal history of Illinois. In Bloomington at a State convention held May 29, 1856, was ef- fected the organization of the Republican party. It was here that Abraham Lincoln made the speech which severed his connection with the Whigs and identified him at once as one of the foremost members of the new organization. Spellbound, the reporters neglected to take notes, and what he said was long referred to as "Lincoln's lost speech." A young lawyer, however, made a fairly accurate report, and it was published for the first time in McClure's Magazine for September, 1896. Mr. Robin- son was one of those present when it was deliv- ered, and well remembers Lincoln, tall, erect, majestic in apearance, as he hurled thunder- bolts at the foes of freedom while the conven- tion roared its applause. In Illinois Mr. Rob- inson built up and maintained an extensive law practice, becoming well known as one of the

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 111

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910 Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company Number of Pages: 850

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850