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this day, and in some of its interior construction is 

 regarded as elegant according to present standards. 

 He introduced the tautog fish into Boston bay. 



Martin Brimmer (1742-1804) was a prosperous 

 merchant of Boston. He appears not to have held any 

 public office. He had an estate of 40 acres in Roxbury 

 on or near the borders of Jamaica Pond. This was his 

 place of residence throughout the year and no doubt 

 he was, in a very just sense, a "practical farmer." 



Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844) graduated at 

 Harvard in 1781 ; afterwards visited Europe for study 

 and established himself as architect in Boston in 1786. 

 Many notable buildings of Boston were planned by 

 him, including the State House, the original City Hall, 

 and the "Tontine buildings," so called, famous man- 

 sions in their day and whose outline in the ground 

 plan gives the present crescent form to Franklin street. 

 He was architect of the Capitol at Washington, as 

 originally constructed, from 1817 to its completion in 

 1830. 



John Codman (1755-1803) was a prominent mer- 

 chant. He was born in Charlestown, where his father 

 had a farm. He was a director of the United States 

 Bank. When in 1 798 war with France was imminent, 

 he, with other Boston merchants, built a frigate and 

 presented it to the United States government, his sub- 

 scription being $3 ,000. He was a member of the lower 

 branch of the General Court three years and twice 

 was chosen a senator. 



Edward Cutts (1728-1818) was a prominent 

 lawyer and judge in Kittery, then in this state, now 

 in Maine. He had agricultural interests there. He 

 was a senator in the General Court three years and 

 member of the governor's council, nine years. 



Aaron Dexter (1750-1829) graduated at Harvard 



