Joseph Wightman - Knowledge

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of the Board of Aldermen, upon entering the meeting place Mayor Wightman announced that the trustees of the building had asked him to dissolve the meeting, the trustees, who were in attendance, denied that they asked for the meeting to be dissolved and asked Mayor Wightman to read their letter, the letter was actually shown to be a request to protect the assembly. Mayor Wightman promised the chairman of the meeting Edmund Quincy that he would protect the evening session with fifty policemen, but he later had the meeting doors closed and blocked by police. Mayor Wightman ended the meeting withdrew his offer of police protection and ordered the hall closed,

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Special Auditing Committee. At the April 6, 1869, organizational meeting of the Cochituate Water Board Wightman was put on the Committee of Rules and Regulations, the Standing Committees of the Water Registrar's Department and the Western Division and the Special Committees of High Service, The East Boston Reservoir and, Construction of Telegraph.

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dated August 12, 1874, Wightman explained that these were debts that he did not himself incur. Wightman explained in his letter that in 1864 he became a stock holder in the Franklin Coal Company. Wightman wrote that in June 1865 against his wishes or knowledge he was made a director of that company.

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It has been said that Wightman's interest in the city's water supply and in improving education led him into politics. Indeed, he went from serving on the city's school committees, to the Massachusetts House of Representative, to the City of Boston's Board of Aldermen, serving at one point as its

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Wightman was well renowned in his field. In September 1837, Claxton and Wightman won a silver medal from the judges on Philosophical Instruments at Boston's First Mechanics' Fair. Wightman won a silver medal from the judges on Philosophical Instruments at the second fair held in September 1837, and

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Wightman was born the son of an immigrant tailor at Elliot Street in Boston on October 19, 1812. His father died when he was 10; when he was 14 years old, Wightman became a machinist's apprentice. Wightman was apprenticed to a firm of mathematical and philosophical instrument makers owned by Mr.

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On February 13, 1868, Wightman was elected by the Boston City Council to serve a two-year term as a Commissioner of the Cochituate Water Board. At the Water Board's April 6, 1868, organizational meeting Withgman was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Water Registrar's Department and to the

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in Boston. A group of anti-abolitionists attacked the meeting. The police protection that had been granted to the meeting was inadequate to prevent rioting. Mayor Wightman entered the meeting and ordered the hall closed, Mayor Wightman had entered the hall with a group of policemen and members

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Wightman was also elected as a member of the Grammar School Committee (at the time there were two separate school committees one for the Primary schools and one for the Grammar Schools) Public school students would first attend a primary school for three years and then they would attend a grammar

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In 1860 Wightman was a delegate to the Fourth National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention held from June 14 to June 16 at Mechanics' Hall, Boston. The last of a series of meetings held to promote sanitary science. During the convention Wightman served as a member of the "Business Committee"

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From 1846 to 1855 Wightman served as a member of the Boston Primary School Committee. On September 5, 1848, he was elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Boston Primary School Committee, (in place of Mr. Joseph Wentworth Ingraham who had died). Wightman served as Chairman of the

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On October 6, 1836, he married Berthia Morse (born 1812, the daughter of Aaron Morse and Sarah Johnson) in Boston, Mass. They had seven children (Mary Ellen, Joseph Claxton, Henry Morse (January 5, 1840, to April 3, 1885), Bethia M., Sarah Ernestine, Gertrude E. and Florence Ada).

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In 1837, Claxton returned to his native country of England, Wightman took over the company, and the firm of Claxton and Wightman became the firm of Joseph M. Wightman, Wightman began to supply educational institutions with a large number of educational scientific instruments.

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Wightman was, in 1851, a member of the Massachusetts Great and General Court (Legislature) representing Boston in the Massachusetts state House of Representatives. While a member of the House of Representative, Wightman served on the Joint Standing Committee on Manufactures

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as the Democratic Party candidate for the Massachusetts' fourth Congressional district. Wightman ran as a friend of the working man and the working men were urged to vote for Wightman. However, in the election the vote of the working men went to the Republican candidate

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History of the Boston Water Works, from 1868 to 1876: Being a Supplement to A "History of The Introduction of Pure Water into the City of Boston, With a Description of its Cochituate Water Works, Etc., 1868.", No. 39 Arch Street. Boston, MA: Office of the Boston Water

461:. Wightman was elected a trustee of the Association in 1850, he served as a trustee for three years. After serving as a trustee Wightman served for three years as vice president and the next three as president of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. 596:, the ship holding the prisoners, arrived it had on board 155 political prisoners and over 600 military prisoners for the fort. In early November 1861 Mayor Wightman visited the fort and decided that immediate steps had to be taken to alleviate the situation. 743:

Wightman was also on two committees for 1860–1861 for "Arrangements for the Ensuing Year", and on the "Permanent Organization of the Association". (However, as a result of the outbreak of the American Civil War the convention never assembled again.)

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Wightman's tenure of Mayor was said to concentrate on alleviating the wants of the Union Soldiers in the field. While he was Mayor Wightman successfully supplied funds for the fitting out of, and providing sustenance to, the soldiers in the field.

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In the summer of 1835, Mr. Claxton's business was destroyed by a fire. Since Claxton was fully insured, he was able to rebuild, and, at that time, he went into partnership with Wightman, who Claxton described as his "right hand man".

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A Political Manual for the Campaign of 1868: For Use in the New England States, Containing the Population and Latest Election Returns of Every Town in New England, and of Every State in the Union, Party Platforms, and Other Valuable

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borrowing books on Mathematics and other subjects, so that he could study at night after his working hours. Through his use of the library, Wightman acquired a working knowledge of mensuration, chemistry and electrical engineering.

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began to house prisoners from the Confederate army as well as political prisoners. Initially, the United States Quartermaster in Boston, Captain George A. Kensel, was told to prepare for 100 prisoners, however when

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In April 1856 Wightman became a member of the Board of Aldermen for the City of Boston. Wightman served as a member of the Board of Aldermen for three years serving as Chairman of the Board of Aldermen in 1858.

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to demonstrate the use of ether at Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. This was one of the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia (although his demonstration came after those of Dr.

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Wightman was able to benefit from these educational pursuits because one of his employers, Timothy Claxton, was an early innovator and supporter in providing educational opportunities for the working class.

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Codman and Claxton's partnership lasted for only three years, after which time Timothy Claxton went into business for himself for three and a quarter years, after which he went into business with Wightman.

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Mayor Wightman arranged for stores be delivered from Evans House a charity that had been established to assist Union servicemen. The Mayor's actions were met with mixed reaction from the local Press.

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In 1866 the company became insolvent, Wightman was arrested and imprisoned and forced to pay that part of the company's debt (judgment and costs amounting to $ 14,866.50) owed to Eby, Byres & Co.

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