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 CALLAHAN. CAMPBELL. 97 daughter of James P>. and Julia A. (Carr) Stillman. Of this union were two chil- dren : Jennie S. (deceased), and Arthur A. Call. Mr. Call has held nearly every office in the gift of his native city ; served as mem- ber of the common council in 1867 ; was elected member of the board of aldermen in 1883, 'S4 and '85, being president of the board in 1S85 ; was member of the House of Representatives in 1888 and '89, serving on the committee on banks and banking, of which he was chairman the latter year. CALLAHAN, JOHN FRANCIS, son of John and Catherine (Calnan) Callahan, was born in Boston, November 25, 1852. He was educated in the public schools, and while yet of tender age turned his attention toward industrial pursuits. After fitting for commercial life at Bryant & Stratton's college, he commenced at the bottom round of the ladder when only thirteen years old. He continued in mer- cantile life, and is now one of Boston's prosperous merchants, residing at Roxbury Highlands. January 15, 1875, ne was married, at Boston, to Mary Donovan, whose sistc-r, Hannah Donovan, was awarded a medal by the Massachusetts Humane Society for saving life from drowning at Nantasket Beach, August 5, 1888. Their children are : Frank, George, Joseph and Mary Callahan. Socially, Mr. Callahan stands foremost among the Irish-American sons of the old Bay State. He was a director of public institutions of the city of Boston for 1886, '87, '88 and '89 ; was four years treasurer of the Charitable Irish Society ; seven years a member of the Democratic City committee, serving on the finance and executive committees, and was two years on the state central committee. He has participated in all the state, congressional, councilor, senatorial and other political conventions in which his district was con- cerned for the past six years. Mr. Calla- han is still prominent in Democratic poli- tics, and also in Irish-American society movements. CAMPBELL, Benjamin Franklin, son of Benj. VV. H. and Isabella (Sutherland) Campbell, was born near Halifax, N. S., September 12, 1834, and there commenced his education, which was continued in New York public and private schools. Well informed in classical and general literature, he entered the Harvard medical school in 1855, and graduated in 1857. The same year he began the practice of his profession in East Boston, and in a short time became one of the leading physicians of the place. During the years i862-'64, he served as assistant-surgeon in connection with the army of the Potomac. He was attached to the U. S. A. field hospital, Pamunkey River, Va., and was subse- quently at the Webster U. S. hospital, Manchester, N. H. Such was his devotion to duty in the field that his health became seriously im- paired, and he felt compelled to take a trip to Europe. While there, he walked the hospitals of London, Edinburgh and Paris, r BENJAMIN F. CAMPBELL and made the acquaintance of some of the most eminent physicians of these cities. Upon his restoration to health, and subse- quent return, he resumed his practice in East Boston, where he still resides. December 20, 1866, he married Albina M. C, daughter of Jacob and Phila (Alley) Anderson, of East Boston. Of this union are three children: Grace, Benjamin Frank- lin, Jr., and Blanche Sutherland Campbell. His attainments easily qualified Dr. Campbell for public service, and his neigh- bors have not been slow in availing them- selves of his influence and abilities. He was a member of the Boston school board three years; was the representative of East