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nearly thirty years, was actively engaged in encouraging its objects 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 inter- 

 ested in scientific subjects, he turned his attention to medicine and, after 

 a regiilar course of study, was graduated an M. D. from the University of 

 Pennsylvania. After practicing a few years in his native citj% during a 

 part of which time he was Professor of Anatomy in the Philadelphia Col- 

 lege of Medicine, he, in 1860, came to California, and being pleased with 

 the country and climate, in 1861 brought out his family and, opening an 

 ofifice for the jjractice of his profession, took up his permanent 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 

 lively interest in politics and in 1873, was elected to the Board of Super- 

 visors 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 Department 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 siibjects, 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 pleasing and attractive presence; and the work he did and 

 the impression he produced upon his cotemporaries were those of an 

 earnest student and scholar, a good citizen, an honor to his profession and 

 a devoted friend to science. 



In view of the death of so prominent a man and member of this 

 Academy and as a fiting token of respect to his memory 



Resolved, That the foregoing sketch of the late Vice-President Hewstou 

 be spread upon the minutes and that the Secretary be requested to forward 

 a copy of the same and of this resolution to the family of our departed 

 friend. 



Respectfully, 



THEODOEE H. HITTELL, 

 H. H. BEHE, Dr. 



Committee. 



