Quincy, Josiah,
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Mayor of Boston,
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Josiah Quincy, the last of Boston's famous Quincys, was born October 15, , in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of Josiah Phillips Quincy and Helen F. Quincy. Graduating from Harvard in , he was admitted to the bar in He became a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in , and served in , , and He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee in and again in In he was first assistant secretary of state under Grover Cleveland. Quincy, who had become an effective speaker in the state campaign of , was elected mayor in that year and served the first two-year term, the election to that office having previously been annually. In , he was reelected, and served until January, He appointed an advisory board of leading businessmen to act with him in business matters, taxes, and finance affecting the municipality. His administration was marked by the building of the South Union Station, uniting the terminals of the various railroads entering the city from the south and west. Mr. Quincy was especially interested in the system of public baths, gymnasia, and playgrounds, which were growi
The prosecutors built their case upon the soldiers' hatred of the townspeople. Witnesses testified to the soldiers' behavior before and during the Massacre, characterizing them as brawling fighters and agitators little better than criminals, resting with a strong case against them. Josiah Quincy opened for the defense by reminding the jury that the soldiers must be judged based on "the evidence here in Court produced against them, and by nothing else." Like Captain Preston, none of the soldiers could take the stand in their own behalf.
Testimony of Dr. John Jeffries for the Defense
Q. Was you Patrick Carr's surgeon?
A. I was
Q. Was he [Carr] apprehensive of his danger?
A. He told mehe was a native of Ireland, that he had frequently seen mobs, and soldiers called upon to quell themhe had seen soldiers often fire on the people in Ireland, but had never seen them bear half so much before they fired in his life
Q. When had you the last conversation with him?
A. About four o'clock in the afternoon, preceeding the night on which he died, and he then particularly said, he forgave the man whoever he was that shot him, he was satisfied he had no ma
Since the British troops arrived in , the life of solders in Boston was not much better than those of the citizens who they were sent to keep under control. It’s not only the hatred by the locals that made it so difficult. The redcoats were also severely mistreated by their own commanders, including severe physical punishments for every minor violation. The solider’s pay was miserable, and they weren’t even allowed to keep all of it. According to the military rules of that time the solders were charged for food and for supplies, including the very uniforms they were required to wear. The situation was so dire that many of them had to seek outside work just to make ends meet. Needless to say there were not many jobs available for them in the town so hostile their presence.
It is well known that the organizers of street mobs Samuel Adams and William Molineux were trying the best to stir up anti-British sentiments. But could they have gone as far as trying to get people killed to generate the outcry needed to spark the revolution? As the events in front of the Customer house unfolded it’s plain to see that a peaceful protest was t
The day after British soldiers mortally wounded five Americans on a cobbled square in Boston, thirty-four-year-old Adams was visted in his office near the stairs of the Town Office by a Boston merchant , James Forest. "With tears streaming from his eyes" (according to the recollection of Adams), Forest asked Adams to defend the soldiers and their captain, Thomas Preston. Adams understood that taking the case would not only subject him to criticism, but might jeopardize his legal practice or even risk the safety of himself and his family. But Adams believed deeply that every person deserved a defense, and he took on the case without hesitation. For his efforts, he would receive the modest sum of eighteen guineas.
The Preston case came to trial in the Queen Street courthouse in October. Adams, and his young assis
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