Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . Born December 19, 1714. Graduated from Harvard in descendant in the fourth generation from Governor John Win-throp. Representative. 1774, Councillor, 1773, 75, and 76. Hewas the foremost mathematician and philosopher of his genera-tion in America; a Fellow of the Royal Society, and Hollis pro-fessor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Harvard from1738 until his death. He died in 1779, aged sixty-five years. Hon. Oliver Prescott, M» D., of Groton, 1779 to J805
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . Born December 19, 1714. Graduated from Harvard in descendant in the fourth generation from Governor John Win-throp. Representative. 1774, Councillor, 1773, 75, and 76. Hewas the foremost mathematician and philosopher of his genera-tion in America; a Fellow of the Royal Society, and Hollis pro-fessor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Harvard from1738 until his death. He died in 1779, aged sixty-five years. Hon. Oliver Prescott, M» D., of Groton, 1779 to J805 (26 years,) 0U<rto^t/y^. 77^ Born April 27, 1731, son of Benjamin Prescott, a blacksmith,who came to Groton in 1680, having had land granted from Harvard in 1750 with highest honors. He wasa public-spirited citizen, and patriot to the very core. TownClerk thirteen years, and Selectman thirty-two years. Hewas Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier and Major-General of Militia, before and after the Revolution. Presidentof the Massachusetts Medical Society, President of Board ofTrustees, Groton Academy, and a fellow of the American So-ciety of Arts and Sciences. During many years he was the mostprominent physician in Northern Middlesex. He died in officeNovember 17, 1804, aged seventy-three years. 196 ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. Hon, James Prescott, of Gtoton^ 1805 to J82I (J6 yeais). ^lUS^^Cjcr^ Born April 19, 1766. Son of Colonel James from Harvard in 1788. He was a fine scholar, butpossessed of an irascible and unfortunate temper, which involvedhim in many dilBculties which shou
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