Unblemished let me live, or die unknown,
O grant an honest fame, or grant me none.
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expense to the city, securing as good work as might be done for a private individual.
While Mr. Belknap protected the city from dishonesty and corruption in carrying out public improvements, he was broad and wise in his policy.
Mr. Belknap married Miss Jane P., eldest daughter of the late Holloway and Frances (Read) Brigham, of Westboro, by whom he had three children, two of whom survive him, Mrs. R. C. Downer and Robert W. Belknap. Mrs. Belknap died several years before her husband.
For many years Mr. Belknap was active in Free Masonry, being a member of John Abbot Lodge, the Somerville Chapter, and the De Molay Commandery.
But, while fond of social life, his chief recreation was found at his own fireside with his beloved books.
As we close this hurried outline of a busy life, a life that was not lived in vain, let us quote from Pope, his favorite author—
Somerville. Historical Society. , 1904.
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