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 Wl'.lSSBKIN. WELLINGTON. 639 He has steadfastly refused political pre- ferment, owing to the fact that his increas- ing business requires his constant energy and care. His leisure hours he prefers to devote to his family, and to the active work incidental to many of the benevolent .associations of the city, which ever find in him a ready and generous supporter. CHARLES WEIL. Mr. Weil was married in New York in February, 1874, to Carrie, daughter of Samuel and Helen Sykes. Two sons and three daughters gladden their pleasant home. WE1SSBE1N, LOUIS, son of M. A. and Johanna Weissbein, was born in Krotoschin, Germany, July 19, 1831. He was educated in the grammar and Latin schools of his native city. After graduating from the latter, he studied with a government architect in Bromberg, and afterwards two years at the Royal College of Architects in Berlin. In 1853 he arrived in Boston, where he has since resided. He was for one year employed as draughtsman by Charles K. Kirby, afterwards by the late Nathaniel J. Bradlee, and for a time was connected with Richard Bond and J. H. Rand. In 1 85 7 he opened an office on his own account, and from that time, to the pres- ent, he has pursued the profession of an architect, and is to-day a representative man of the State in this branch of con- structive science. Twice he has had the op- portunity of filling the chair of city archi- tect for Boston, and on both occasions refused the proffered honor. Standing as monuments to his skill, among the many buildings of his designing are the Dudley Street public school, the Dudley, Comfort, and Adelphi apartment hotels, the great brewing establishments of Roessle and of McCormick, Prang's Art Works and Mr. Prang's beautiful home — all at Roxbury ; the court-house, jail, opera house and the Berkshire insurance building at Pittsfiekl ; Hecht Brothers' wool house on Federal Street, Boston Jewish Temple on Columbus Avenue, Hon. Leopold Morse's dwelling on Commonwealth Avenue, and his business block on South Street, and the Copenhagen building on Washington Street, occupied by Oliver Ditson & Co. Mr. Weissbein has been president of the Orpheus Musical Society for twenty years ; president of the German Aid Society twelve years ; president of the German-English school, and secretary of the German Rifle Club. He has been for some years trustee of the Home Savings Bank. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic order, also of the American Institute of Architects and of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, and was appointed by Presi- dent Grant one of the honorary commis- sioners to the Vienna exposition. He has been intimately identified with all German society and philanthropic move- ments in Boston for over thirty years, and though unmarried and of a modest, retiring- disposition, Mr. Weissbein is one of the social leaders among the German-American element of Boston. WELLINGTON, AUSTIN CLARK, son of Jonas Clark and Harriet E. (Bosworth) Wellington, was born in Lexington, Middle- sex county, July 17, 1S40 His school life was confined to the common and high schools of Lexington. He began his business career in 1S56 as book-keeper for the firm of S. G. Bowdlear & Co., flour merchants, Boston, continuing with them until his enlistment for the war in 1862, in the 38th regiment, Massachu- setts volunteers. He returned at the close of the rebellion as adjutant of his regiment. He then engaged in the coal business, which he carried on till his death, which occurred at Cambridge, September 23, 1888. The company of which he was the principal is the well-known Austin C. Wel- lington Coal Company, Boston.