Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . .,graduate of Wellesley in 1889 ; Grace; and DanielC. Linscott. Litchfield, George A., son of-Richard and Xoa(Clapp) Litchfield, was born in Scituate, Mass.,Aug. 21, 1838. His early education was attainedin the public schools and the academy at entered Brown University, but did not fullycomplete his college course. He studied for theministry and in 1861 was settled as pastor overthe Baptist church in Winchendon, Mass. Here heremained ab
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . .,graduate of Wellesley in 1889 ; Grace; and DanielC. Linscott. Litchfield, George A., son of-Richard and Xoa(Clapp) Litchfield, was born in Scituate, Mass.,Aug. 21, 1838. His early education was attainedin the public schools and the academy at entered Brown University, but did not fullycomplete his college course. He studied for theministry and in 1861 was settled as pastor overthe Baptist church in Winchendon, Mass. Here heremained about five years, when, on account ofill-health, he was obliged to relinquish this he turned his attention to the insur-ance business, and successfully engaged in the con-duct of a large life-insurance agency for westernMassachusetts. In 1874 he inirchase<l a half-inter-est in the tack and nail manuficturing concern ofISrigham, Whitman, & Co., in South Abington, thefirm name being changed to Brigham, Litchfield, &Vining. Then, in the fall of 1879, he again interestedhimself in insurance matters, and was concerned in. GEORGE A. the establishment of the Massachusetts Benefit As-sociation, the leading company in New England 294 BOSTON OF TO-DAY. engaged in the mutual-assessment insurance busi-ness. He is still an active member of the board ofmanagers. Mr. Litchfield was married in SouthAbington Nov. 21, 1861, to Miss Sarah M. (nirney ;they have three children: Cannie Zetta, EverettStarr, and Frederick F^llsworth. , Arthur, architect, was born in liostonNov. 29, 1852. After finishing a course of studyat the Institute of Technology, he passed a year inthe office of Peabody & Stearns. He began thepractice of architecture in 1878, and until 1890continued alone, but in the latter year formed ajiartnership with H. W. Brown, under the firm nameof Little & Brown, the offices of the concern beingin the Mason Building, No. 70 Kilby street. has furnished p
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