Title: The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six. A picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Gilman, Arthur, 1837-1909
Subjects: Cambridge (Mass.) Cambridge (Mass.) -- History
Publisher: Cambridge, Riverside press
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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oth-ers ; yet there are not a few names, any one of which repre-sents long service, high ideals, rare intelligence, and a civic pridewhich, if found in some less favored community, would make itspossessor the hero of a citys half century. It would be a privi-lege to dwell upon the service of some of those who have mostcontributed to the municipal activities of Cambridge, but thisfalls outside the purpose of the chapter. The writer must, how-ever, record the conviction that few cities in our country duringthe past fifty years have been so richly endowed with service ashas Cambridge. At the beginning of its charter life, MayorJames D. Green set the example of uprightness, ability, andfaithful work. In a eulogy delivered not long before his death,the Rev. Andrew P. Peabody called attention to the standardset by the first mayor and the faithfulness with which it hadbeen maintained by his successors, and, for the most part, byall who have held public office. The memory of all this service
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CAMBRIDGE MA YORS. 63 is indeed a rich inheritance and an inspiration to those whotake up the work of the next fifty years of the municipal lifeof Cambridge. During the fifty years of the charter, twenty-two citizens haveserved as mayor. The years in which each administered theoffice, and also the important personal facts regarding them,may be gathered from the following table: — Years as Mayor. Born. Died. Native of. Occupation. James D. Green. 1S4G-47,1S53,1860-61. 1798. 1882. Maiden, Mass. Clergyman. Sidney Willard. 1848-49-50. 1780. 1856. Beverly, Mass. Professor. George Stevens. 1851-52. 1803. 1894. Norway, Maine. Manufacturer. Abraham Edwards. 1854. 1797. 1870. Boston, Mass. Lawyer. ZebinaL. Raymond. 1855-1S64. 1804. 1872. Shutesbury, Mass. Merchant. John Sargent. 1S5G-57-58-59. 1799. 1880. Hillsboro, N. H. Chas. Tlieo. Russell. 1801-02 1815. 189G. Princeton, Mass. Lawyer. Geo. C Richardson. 1863. 1S08. 188G. Royalston, Mass. .Merchant. J. Warren Merrill. 1SC5-GG. 1819. 1889.

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