William Scollay
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Colonel William Scollay (1756–1809) was an American developer and
Orkney Islands
.
Scollay gave his name to the area through his ventures in
Court Street
, locally known as Scollay's Building. The name arose as the stage line's last stop was at the Scollay Building and the conductors would yell "Last stop, Scollay's Building! Everybody off." Eventually the name changed to Scollay's Square and was officially recognised by Boston in 1838. The Scollays ended their association with the square in 1868 when they sold Scollay's Building. Three years later the building was torn down.
William Scollay's sister, Priscilla married Colonel Thomas Melvill, a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Thomas and Priscilla's grandson was author Herman Melville.
Freemasonry
Scollay was the Deputy
Freemasons of Massachusetts in 1795 when a box containing an assemblage of commemorative items was deposited under the corner of the Massachusetts State House on 4 July 1795 by Governor Samuel Adams, assisted by the Grand Master, Paul Revere, and Deputy Grand Master.[1]
References
- Slate.com, 6 January 2015, accessed 8 January 2015