George Robert White Fund
Through a bequest of George Robert White in 1922 funds “works of public utility” for residents of Boston, to hold and manage the facilities constructed by the Fund and oversee its investments.
George Robert White was born on July 19, 1847 in Lynn, Massachusetts and moved to Boston at the age of 17 to seek employment after the death of his father in the Civil War. He was hired by the Potter and Weeks Drug Company and rose through the ranks of the firm becoming a partner at age 26, and then President at age 42 in 1889. A bachelor during his lifetime, he lived modestly while investing a good portion of his personal wealth in Boston real estate holdings, becoming one of Boston’s largest property holders by the time of his death in 1922. During his lifetime, he gave generously to institutions of medicine and culture including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Massachusetts General Hospital. He was also the driving force behind the funding and construction of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Mission Hill in 1918 (now referred to as Longwood Medical Center). In his last will and testament, Mr. White bequested his real estate holdings to the City of Boston to establish a permanent fund whose income could be accumulated and utilized to create “works of public utility and beauty” for the residents of Boston.
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Still have questions? Contact:
Treasury
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1 City Hall Square
Room M-35Boston, MA 02201-2004
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trust@boston.gov
Facilities Map
Fund Resources
Fund ResourcesABOUT THE COMMISSION
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Current members
| Member | Appointed | Expires | Status |
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| Member | Mayor (Chair) | ||
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| Status | Ex Officio | ||
| Member | President of the City Council | ||
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| Status | Ex Officio | ||
| Member | President of the Boston Chamber of Commerce | ||
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| Status | Ex Officio | ||
| Member | President of the Boston Bar Association | ||
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| Status | Ex Officio | ||
| Member | City Auditor | ||
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| Expires | |||
| Status | Ex Officio |
Fund Information
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Department:
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Authority:City
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Term:
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Stipend:No
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Total Seats:5
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Still have questions? Contact:
Treasury
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1 City Hall Square
Room M-35Boston, MA 02201-2004
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trust@boston.gov
