. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . tain. In1870 he located inBoston, in which cityhe now resides, andin 1877, with others,assisted t h e Quincy in es-tablishing in Massa-chusetts the buildingassociation system,now known as co-operative was the first sec-retary of the PioneerCo-operative Bank,the first co-operativebank organized un-der the Massachu-setts law, and sincethat time has beenlargely i d e n t i fi e dwith the businessgenerally, being atpresent secretaryand treas
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . tain. In1870 he located inBoston, in which cityhe now resides, andin 1877, with others,assisted t h e Quincy in es-tablishing in Massa-chusetts the buildingassociation system,now known as co-operative was the first sec-retary of the PioneerCo-operative Bank,the first co-operativebank organized un-der the Massachu-setts law, and sincethat time has beenlargely i d e n t i fi e dwith the businessgenerally, being atpresent secretaryand treasurer ofthree large banks —Pioneer, Homesteadand (7 u a r d i a n —which occupy oneoffice, and the combined assets of which reach nearly$1,000,000. Enjoying the reputation of an expert inhis particular busmess, his service and counsel aresought by many. He is a member of the Masonic fra-ternity, Grand Army of the Republic, and of the MilitaryOrder of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Tothe development of co-operative banks in Massachusetts,which have proved such a boon to workingmen, has contributed not a DANIEL ELDREDGE, BOSTON. 141 TO that class of earnest workers for the good of theirfellow-men belongs Mr. Robert Treat Paine, whofor more than a score of years has devoted a goodlyshare of his time and fortune to the advancement ofphilanthropic and humanitarian enterprises. The scionof a well-known New England family,— his great-grand-father signed the Declaration of Independence,— was born in Boston, Oct. 28, 1835, the son ofCharles Gushing and Fanny Cabot (Jackson) graduated fromthe Boston LatinSchool at the age offifteen. In 1851 heentered Harvard,graduating with hon-ors in 1855. A yearsstudy in the HarvardLaw School followed,and then two yearsof travel and study inEurope. Returningin 1858, Mr. Paineresumed the study oflaw. Admitted tothe bar in 1859, hepractised until 1870,when the fortunewhich he had amassedpermitted him,
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