Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . HON. AUGUSTUS TOWER, of Stow,County Commissioner, 1826-1835. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. 65 had equalled his modesty, he would have become eminent. Hismental qualities were not clouded at the approach of age, but re-mained bright and clear to the last. He delighted in literatureand the classics as of old, and during his last years read theworks of Virgil and Horace in the original. One of the most in-teresting events of his long and honorable career occurred at thejubilee of Lawre
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . HON. AUGUSTUS TOWER, of Stow,County Commissioner, 1826-1835. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. 65 had equalled his modesty, he would have become eminent. Hismental qualities were not clouded at the approach of age, but re-mained bright and clear to the last. He delighted in literatureand the classics as of old, and during his last years read theworks of Virgil and Horace in the original. One of the most in-teresting events of his long and honorable career occurred at thejubilee of Lawrence Academy July 12, 1854, a few weeks beforehis death. At this celebration there was assembled a notablegathering. Among others of his pupils who were present wereHon. Abbott Lawrence, formerly Ambassador to England, Kendall, formerly Postmaster-General, Hon. Joel Parker,, Rev. Andrew Bigelow, D. D., Rev. James Walker, D. D.,President of Harvard College, and Hon. John P. Bigelow. Lawrence, in a beautiful tribute, said: He was my onlypreceptor, and I thank God that he is able to be with us to-
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