The Boston Brahmins or New England Brahmin are members of Boston's historic upper class. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, they were often associated with a cultivated New Engla
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., who coined the phrase "Boston Brahmin" in a January 1860 article he wrote for The Atlantic Monthly
The typical dress of the Boston elite, c. 1816–1817
Beacon Hill, a preeminent neighborhood for Boston Brahmin near the Massachusetts State House in Boston
Samuel Adams, American statesman, Massachusetts governor, and Founding Father of the United States
The Forbes family is one of the components of the Boston Brahmins—a wealthy extended American family long prominent in Boston, Massachusetts. The family built their initial multi-generational fortune
Boston Brahmin
…George Wilson Fabens (1857–1939), attorney, land commissioner and superintendent of Southern Pacific Railroad, namesake of Fabens, Texas. Forbes Family John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), industrialist…
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