CLASS OF 1886

Dr. William Frederick Mead died at his summer home in Hingham, Mass., May 21, of heart disease, after an illness of several months. Doctor Mead was born in Boston, September 20, 1846, being one of five children of Frederick and Vesta (Parsons) Mead. He was educated in the schools of Boston, and was a practicing physician for nearly forty years in his native city. In 1883, before attending lectures at Dartmouth, he had graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Boston. He was one of the founders of the Medical School Alumni Association, and was enthusiastically loyal to the College. For several years he had led a retired life, spending his winters in Boston and his summers in Hingham. He was connected with the medical societies of several states, and was a member of various Masonic organizations, including the Knights Templar. A widow and two sons, survive him.