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dell Holmes, survive. He was elected a member of 

 Essex Historical Society March 1, 1825. 



Winslow Lewis, of Boston, widely known in many dif- 

 ferent walks of life, died on Tuesday night, August 3, 

 1875, at the house of his son, Dr. George H. Gay in 

 Grantville. He was son of Winslow and Elizabeth 

 (Greenough) Lewis and was born in Boston, July 8, 

 1799. Graduated at Harvard in 1819, studied medicine 

 with Dr. John C. Warren and took his degree in 1822, 

 afterwards pursued his studies with the celebrated Aber- 

 nethy of London and Dupuytren of Paris. On his return 

 he commenced practice in Boston, and soon rose to dis- 

 tinction. He was consulting surgeon in the Massachu- 

 setts General Hospital, and during a successful, extensive 

 .and varied practice of thirty-five years educated hundreds 

 of young men, many of whom are now eminent ^in their 

 profession. He was a scholar, and had an interest in 

 books and the best literature. He translated from the 

 French "Gall on the Brain," in 6 vols., edited an edition 

 of Paxton's Anatomy, and gave many addresses before 

 literary and scientific societies. He had been President 

 of New England Historic-Genealogical Society and of the 

 Boston Numismatic Society. Aside from the profession, 

 his great interest was in Free Masonry. He filled every 

 post of service and honor that the order could bestow. 

 He married, Feb. 22, 1828, Emeline Kichards, daughter 

 of Capt. Benjamin Richards, of New London, Conn. He 

 was elected a member Feb. 6, 1865. 



John K. Wiggin, well known as a collector of antiqua- 

 rian and historical books, and as a publisher, was born in 

 Wakefield, N. H., August 5, 1825, and died in Boston, 

 August 20, 1875. He was elected a member Oct. 26, 

 1859. 



Increase Allen Lapham died suddenly at Milwaukee, 



