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Frederick Octavius Prince
- Birth
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
- Death
- 6 Jun 1899 (aged 81)Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
- Burial
- Cambridge,Middlesex County,Massachusetts,USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 42.3721, Longitude: -71.141475
- Plot
- Agave Path, Lot 4784
- Memorial ID
- 101393935View Source
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He was the father of financier Frederick H. Prince.
Frederick Prince was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 18, 1818, the son of Thomas J. and Caroline Prince. He was educated at Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard College in 1836. He studied law at the office of Dexter & Gardiner and was admitted to the bar in 1840. He engaged in politics as a member of the Whig Party.
In 1848, Prince married Helen Henry and took residence in Winchester, Massachusetts. They had five sons and one daughter.
Prince was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1851 and served for three years. He was a prominent participant in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. In 1854, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Prince joined the Democratic Party after the Whig Party dissolved in 1860. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention and was elected secretary of the convention. He served as secretary until 1888.
In 1876, Prince was elected Mayor of Boston, serving in 1877. He was defeated for re-election that year, but returned to office in 1879, serving until 1881.
After serving as mayor, Prince became a trustee of the Boston Public Library and served as president of its board of trustees for 11 years. During his trusteeship, he advocated and oversaw the construction of the library's McKim Building in Copley Square.
Prince was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1885 and 1896, losing both times.
Frederick Prince died in Boston on June 6, 1899.
A bust of Frederick Prince now stands in the Cushman Room of the Boston Public Library, donated by his grandson, Gordon Chickering Prince in 1965.
He was the father of financier Frederick H. Prince.
Frederick Prince was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 18, 1818, the son of Thomas J. and Caroline Prince. He was educated at Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard College in 1836. He studied law at the office of Dexter & Gardiner and was admitted to the bar in 1840. He engaged in politics as a member of the Whig Party.
In 1848, Prince married Helen Henry and took residence in Winchester, Massachusetts. They had five sons and one daughter.
Prince was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1851 and served for three years. He was a prominent participant in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. In 1854, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Prince joined the Democratic Party after the Whig Party dissolved in 1860. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention and was elected secretary of the convention. He served as secretary until 1888.
In 1876, Prince was elected Mayor of Boston, serving in 1877. He was defeated for re-election that year, but returned to office in 1879, serving until 1881.
After serving as mayor, Prince became a trustee of the Boston Public Library and served as president of its board of trustees for 11 years. During his trusteeship, he advocated and oversaw the construction of the library's McKim Building in Copley Square.
Prince was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1885 and 1896, losing both times.
Frederick Prince died in Boston on June 6, 1899.
A bust of Frederick Prince now stands in the Cushman Room of the Boston Public Library, donated by his grandson, Gordon Chickering Prince in 1965.
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- Created by:Kline Lynch
- Added: Nov 28, 2012
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101393935/frederick_octavius-prince: accessed), memorial page for Frederick Octavius Prince (18 Jan 1818–6 Jun 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID101393935, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge,Middlesex County,Massachusetts,USA;Maintained by Kline Lynch (contributor47937188).
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Added by: Tom Nichols on 24 Oct 2022
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Men of Progress, One Thousand
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Copyright 1893
Added by: Sandra Lennox on 13 Apr 2013
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Source: James Terry White (1900) The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. J. T. White company. page 222.
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Added by: Kline Lynch on 28 Nov 2012
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