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William Ingersoll Bowditch

William Ingersoll Bowditch, youngest son of Nathaniel and Mary (Ingersoll) Bowditch, was baptized in Salem, Massachusetts, August 15, 1819. He attended Harvard College, receiving an A. B. in 1838 and an LL.B. in 1841;a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, he became a lawyer and Conveyancer. William Bowditch was Town Meeting moderator for several years. An avid abolitionist, he attempted to change public opinion through meetings, lectures, and membership in the Boston Vigilance Committee, and...See more