Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . Returning to Cambridge, he tookthe Law School course, graduating in 1857. Whilethere he acted as proctor, and for a year was libra- BOSTON OF TO-DAY. i6l rian of the Law School. In 1858 he was admittedto the Suffolk bar, and began practice in Bostonassociated with Hon. Edward Avery — a connec-tion which has ever since continued. Mr. Hobbswas a member of the lower house of the Legislaturein 1868; for twenty-three years a member of theRoxbury and th
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . Returning to Cambridge, he tookthe Law School course, graduating in 1857. Whilethere he acted as proctor, and for a year was libra- BOSTON OF TO-DAY. i6l rian of the Law School. In 1858 he was admittedto the Suffolk bar, and began practice in Bostonassociated with Hon. Edward Avery — a connec-tion which has ever since continued. Mr. Hobbswas a member of the lower house of the Legislaturein 1868; for twenty-three years a member of theRoxbury and the Boston school boards, serving twoyears as president of the Boston board; and fortwo years was one of the Boston water commis-sioners. In connection with his partner, Mr. Avery,he has prepared and published a work on bank-ruptcy. On Oct. 26, 1859, he was married inBoston to Miss Annie M. Morrill; they have twochildren : Alice Avery and Edith Morrill Hobbs. HoDGKiNS, William E., son of Joseph W. andSarah (Barnes) Hodgkins, was born in Plymouth,Mass., Sept. 26, 1829. On the maternal side he isdescended from John Barnes, one of the earliest. LLIAM E. HODGKINS. settlers in Plymouth. He was educated in thecommon and high schools of his native town. Afterleaving school he entered the tailoring establishmentof his father, at that time the leading tailor of thattown ; but, ambitious to work in a larger field, he sooncame to Boston, where he entered the employ ofCharles A. Smith, who had about that time leasedthe Old State House. In 1866 the firm re-moved to School street. His connection with as cutter and as partner remained un- broken until the death of the latter in 1880. has had a very large personal acquaint-ance, having for more than thirty years catered tothe wants of three generations of distinguished menin every profession, here and in various sectionsof the country. He was the first president of theBoston Merchant Tailors Exchange, having beenlargely in
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