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"Mr. T. H. Hittell read the following report: 
Mr. PrEsIDENT:—Your Committee, appointed at the last meet- 
ing, to prepare a paper expressive of the sense of the Academy 
upon the death of Dr. George Hewston, late life member and Vice- 
President, beg leave to submit the following: 
“Dr. George Hewston, an honored member of this Academy, who 
for nearly thirty years was actively engaged in encouraging its ob- 
jects and promoting its interests, has passed away. He was born 
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 1826; and it was 
there, too, that he was reared and received his early education. 
Naturally studious and interested in scientific subjects, he turned his 
attention to medicine, and after a regular course of study, was 
graduated an M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. After 
practicing a few years in his native city, during a part of which time 
he was Professor of Anatomy in the Philadelphia College of Medi- 
cine, he in 1860 came to California; and being pleased with the 
country and climate, he in 1861 brought out his family, and open- 
ing an office for the practice of his profession, took up his per- 
manent residence in San Francisco. 
His main leaning, outside of his profession, was towards zoology, 
and particularly the study of zoophytes; but he also from time to 
time manifested a lively interest in politics, and in 1873 was elected 
to the Board of Supervisors, and in 1875, upon the death of James 
_ Otis, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, was chosen 
to fill his unexpired term, which he did with credit to himself and 
satisfaction to the public. He also for a number of years occupied 
the position of Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine 
in the Toland Medical College and afterwards in the Medical De- 
partment of the University of California. 
He became a member of this Academy on March 17, 1862, and 
on March 1, 1869, a life member; and was at the time of his death 
on September 4, 1891, and had been for several years previously, 
Vice President. He was a fluent speaker and a ready writer of 
elegant English. Besides numerous written lectures on scientific 
and literary subjects, he gave frequent oral addresses before this 
_ Academy on matters of general interest, and was always listened to 
with attention, appreciation and applause. He was a man of pleas- 
ing and attractive presence; and the work he did and the impres- 
