Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ton. He has beenprominent in municipal and State politics sincehis first appearance in the common council in1886. He was a member of that body two years,1886-7, ^nd took a leading part in its proceed-ings. In December, 1887, he was elected an alder-man and served in the board three years,— 188S,iS8g, 1890, — the last year as chairman. Then hewas elected to the lower house of the Legislature, inwhich he served one term (1891) in leading posi-tions.


Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ton. He has beenprominent in municipal and State politics sincehis first appearance in the common council in1886. He was a member of that body two years,1886-7, ^nd took a leading part in its proceed-ings. In December, 1887, he was elected an alder-man and served in the board three years,— 188S,iS8g, 1890, — the last year as chairman. Then hewas elected to the lower house of the Legislature, inwhich he served one term (1891) in leading posi-tions. During 1891 he was president of the Repub-lican city committee. He is a member of a numberof local organizations, including the Union and Clubs. In 1880 he received the honorarydegree of Master of Arts from Dartmouth Wilson was married April 30, 1884, to MissLouise Keith Kimball. Windsor, Sarah Sweet, , was born in Smith-field, , Aug. 10, 1863. Her early educationwas obtained in Greenville, and in the Providence,, High School. Then she entered the BostonUniversitv, and took the courses in the College of. r^ ^^^Wi? V>- ^r^C^^ f BOSTON OF TO-DAY. 453 Liberal Arts and the School of Medicine. Aftergraduating from the latter, in 1885, she spent ayear in the Massachusetts Homceopathic Hospitalas house surgeon, and then went abroad. Thereshe studied in Vienna, Paris, and Freiburg. Re-turning to Boston in 1887, she began the practiceof her profession. Her specialty is obstetrics, andshe is assistant in obtitetrirs in the Boston UniversitySchool of Medii inc. She is j member of the BostonHomoeopathii Mcdii .il Six icly. WiNGATE, ]., was bom in Gorham, Me.,June 4, 1837. He came to Boston in 1854, andwas employed by the old house of Charles & Co., painters and decorators, on Havvleystreet, until i860. Then, in company with the lateThomas H. Burgess, brother of Charles S., he suc-ceeded to the business, under the firm name ofBur


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