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Franklin Nickerson is a practising physician at Lowell, Mass. 

 He was born in Hingham Sept. 8, 1838, and is a son of the late 

 Capt. Anson and Sally A. (Downs) Nickerson. He was gradu- 

 ated at Harvard University in the class of 1860, and at the Har- 

 vard Medical School in 1863, where he received his degree of 

 M.D. Dr. Nickerson married in Hingham Nov. 14, 1866, Mary 

 W., daughter of David and Hannah (Souther) Lincoln. 



Philip J. Nujent, a native of Ireland, practised medicine for a 

 short time in Hingham about the year 1877. He resided on 

 North, near Ship Street, but removed from town after being here 

 a few months. 



Daniel O'Reardon, from Belfast, Ire., was located at the har- 

 bor in 1870-71, and practised medicine. He had a good educa- 

 tion and a considerable experience. He went away in 1871 and 

 did not return. It is said that he died at New York. His wife, 

 who was Rose M. Hyslop before marriage, and a native of Belfast, 

 Ire., died in Hingham the 11th of Oct. 1872, aged 32 years. They 

 had one child, Mary, born here May 1, 1871. 



Thomas Phipps (sometimes written Phips on the receipts of 

 the Town Treasurer) appears to have been located as a physician 

 in Hingham from 1765 to 1769 inclusive. But little is known 

 concerning his history or professional career except that he had 

 patients in the second precinct as well as in other parts of the 

 town. He was a fine penman, and undoubtedly well educated. 

 Tradition, which may or may not be correct, says he was a teacher 

 as well as physician here. 



James Henry Robbins was born at Calais, Me., July 22, 1839. 

 He is the eldest son of James and Mary Augusta (Parkman) 

 Robbins, who, in 1835, removed from Concord, Mass., to Calais. 

 He received his degree of A. B.. at Amherst College in 1862, and 

 that of M. D. at the Harvard Medical School in 1867. The same 

 year he began the practice of medicine at Machias, Me., where he 

 remained until February, 1876, when, his family being broken up 

 by the death of his wife, he returned to Calais, and there con- 

 tinued in the practice of his profession until the month of June, 

 1880, when he was called to Hingham. While a resident of 

 Maine he was a member of the Maine Medical Association. Since 

 locating in Hingham he has held several honorary positions 

 among his associates. Dr. Robbins has been president of the 

 " Medical and Surgical Association," and in 1887 and 1888 was 

 chosen president of the South Norfolk District Medical Society. 

 Resides on Main Street, near Pear Tree Hill. 



Charles R. Rogers came from Wareham, Mass., in May, 1883, 

 to establish himself as a homoeopathic physician in Hingham. He 

 occupied a house on Cottage St., but after remaining about four 

 months removed to Ware, Mass. 



Edward Coit Rogers, a native of New London, Conn., was for 

 several years a resident homoeopathic physician in Hingham. 

 He died here the 11th of November, 1860, aged 44 yrs. and 9 



