Brown, Walter A. b. February 10, 1905 d. September 7, 1964 Professional Basketball Team Owner. A native of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, he was the owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team from 1946 to 1964, and owner of the Boston Bruins hockey team from 1947 to 1964. He also picked future basketball great Bob Cousy as a college draft pick. He attended Boston Latin from 1922 to 1923, and Philips Exeter Academy from 1923 to 1926, before becoming a sportsman. He first became involved in sports when he succeeded his father as manager of the Boston Garden...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery, Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mellen, Thomas b. May 15, 1713 d. 1782 Thomas Mellen was a Major in the French and Indian War fighting in New York State and Canada. He was one of the 200+ delegates to the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1774 which decided to raise money for guns, ammunition, and mess kits "in case war with the British was necessary." (The guns, etc. were purchased and hidden in key points in Massachusetts such as Concord). In the Revolutionary War, Mellen was first a Lieutenant and later a Captain. He also saw service in Rhode Island...[Read More] Hopkinton Church Burial Ground, Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. February 10, 1905 d. September 7, 1964