. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . best interestsof the city were wellcared for. In 1883he was elected atrustee of the Pea-body F2 d u c a t i o nFund, as well as sec-retary of the Board,and from 1885 to1888 was the actinggeneral agent. Since1868 Dr. Green hasbeen librarian of theMassachusetts H i s -torical Society. Hishistorical researcheshave been extensive,and his knowledgeof New Englandspast and present isbroad and has been a vol-uminous writer,among his publica-tions being
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . best interestsof the city were wellcared for. In 1883he was elected atrustee of the Pea-body F2 d u c a t i o nFund, as well as sec-retary of the Board,and from 1885 to1888 was the actinggeneral agent. Since1868 Dr. Green hasbeen librarian of theMassachusetts H i s -torical Society. Hishistorical researcheshave been extensive,and his knowledgeof New Englandspast and present isbroad and has been a vol-uminous writer,among his publica-tions being a His-torv of Medicinei n Massachusetts, The Story of a Pa-mous Book, a trans-lation of Count deDeux Pontss My Campaigns in America, and manyworks relating to his native town. Dr. Green is a mem-ber of various historical societies, and is one of theoverseers of Harvard College. He kept up his practiceas a physician for years, and the poor knew him, not asthe grasping doctor who demanded his fee in advance,but as one who was more likely to return half of the]jroffered money to purchase luxuries for the Green is SAMUEL ABBOTT GREEN 105 EX-CONGRESSMAN JOHN WILSON CANDLERwas born in Boston, Feb. 10, 1828, the son ofJohn and Susan (Wheelwright) Candler. The family isof Saxon origin, and its two branches in Suffolk andEssex were noted in the church and in the John Candler, the grandfather of John W.,emigrated from Essex to Marblehead, and marriedAbigail Helen Russell about the close of the Revolu-tionary War. She was the descendant of a Huguenotfamily and thewidow of LieutenantThomas Russell, whowas, next in com-mand of CaptainMugfords privateerwhen he capturedthe British armedship which suppliedWashingtons a r m yabout Boston with am-munition. Mugfordwas killed. CaptainJohn Candler, Jr.,the father of JohnW., was an officeron board the frigateConstitution, andwas with CommodoreStewart in the samevessel on his famouscruise through theBritis
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