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came distinguished as physicians. He subsequently wns em- 

 ployed as teacher in a school at Philadelphia, Pa., and in 1822 

 received his medical diploma from the university of that State. 

 After participating in the advantages of hospital and dispensary 

 practice under the most distinguished professors of Philadelphia, 

 ho commenced the practice of his profession at Andover, Mass. 

 He joined the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1837, and re- 

 signed his membership in 1849. In 1839 he removed to Hing- 

 ham, as previously stated. Here he was highly esteemed as a 

 physician and citizen by his many patrons, up to the time of 

 his decease. He was unostentatious and of sound judgment, 

 possessing many excellent qualities of mind and heart, and his 

 patients found in him at all times a warm and sincere friend. 

 He died in Hingham, the 26th of Feb., 1850, in the 62d year 

 of his age. The record of his family is given in Vol. III., p. 271, 

 of this History. 



John Ware, the second son of Rev. Henry and Mary (Clark) 

 Ware, was born in Hingham, Dec. 19, 1795, and when a lad of 

 about ten years, removed with his parents to Cambridge, Mass. 

 He was graduated at Harvard University in 1813; received his 

 degree of M. D. in 1816 ; was early elected a Fellow of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Medical Society, in which organization he held many 

 important offices, and was its president for a number of years. 

 He resided at Boston, and died in 1864, in the 69th year of his 

 age. Dr. Ware married in Hingham, April 22, 1822, Helen, 

 daughter of Dr. Levi Lincoln of this town. She died at Boston, 

 25th Jan., 1858, aged 59 years. 



James Wilde, the only son of Elijah D. and Lucy (Beal) 

 Wilde, was born in Hingham, Nov. 29, 1812. His early edu- 

 cation was acquired in the public schools and at the Derby 

 Academy. He subsequently entered Harvard College and was 

 graduated in the class of 1832 ; received his degree of M. D. from 

 the Harvard Medical School in 1835 ; and shortly after settled in 

 the practice of his profession at Duxbury, Mass., where he con- 

 tinued to reside until his decease, which occurred the 15th of 

 Oct., 1887. In 1839 he was elected a Fellow of the Massachu- 

 setts Medical Society. 



The permanently located physicians of Hingham have been 

 among the most useful, devoted and respected citizens of the 

 town. Wherever duty called, or in whatsoever positions they were 

 chosen or delegated to fill for the public good, a prompt and 

 willing service has been given. Educated in most instances 

 at the best medical institutions, they have been qualified to im- 

 part information upon a variety of subjects ; to hold offices of 

 trust ; to act as counsellors ; and to assist in all local or public 

 improvements. 



It would be singular, indeed, if among the large number of 

 physicians noticed in the foregoing sketches, there were not some 



