Cambridge High and Latin School

John J. Sullivan “Sully”

Class of 1926, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: John J. Sullivan (“Sully”). The yearbook entry prints: came from St. Mary’s School; headed for Boston College; lived at 379 Windsor Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 129.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 398 more named Sullivan

Full name: John J. Sullivan
Known as: Sully
Lived at: 379 Windsor Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: St. Mary’s School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Sully Sullivan; Jack Sullivan; John Sullivan; Johnny Sullivan.

Spot a mistake? Wrong name Wrong photo Something else

Is John part of your family? Tell us — we will send you the full-resolution scan.

Neighbours 59
Same surname 375
Classmates 461
Same schools 114

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926, John stands 415th. On the scan, the entry sits on page 129, near the end of the stretch from page 23 to page 140 where this site found the book's portraits. Among first names in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926, John comes 2nd in frequency (24 people). John's “Boston College” falls in the same group as 197 of the 388 plans printed for the class (51%): a college or university. Names on this site: 462 for the class of 1926, compared with 424 for 1925 and 459 for 1927.

On the same scan page	Katherine Sullivan, Leo G. Sullivan, William J. Sullivan
Same street	Windsor Street: 7 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)
Same first name	John: 23 other people in the class

At home, 379 Windsor Street

The 1925 city directory lists John J. Sullivan with the occupation “concrete worker” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Sullivan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John J Sullivan (wife Hannah), concrete worker householderpage
John J Sullivan Jr., student lived herepage

The Sullivan household is listed here in 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

He says very little, But that little is precious

Also grew up on Windsor Street

The class of 1926

All 462 in this class →

Other people named John J. Sullivan in the archive

Names are not unique. Check the school and year before assuming this is the person you are looking for.

Others named Sullivan

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

All 398 people named Sullivan →

Also came from St. Mary’s School

Also headed for Boston College

Look for John J. Sullivan in other records

FamilySearch census, birth, marriage and death records (free account)
Internet Archive other yearbooks, city directories and town reports that mention the name
Chronicling America digitized newspapers at the Library of Congress

Do you know John?

If John is part of your family we would like to hear from you, and we will gladly send the full-resolution scan of this page.

Get in touch

Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 129. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

How this page was made: the name, portrait and printed details were read from the scan by software and checked against the page; a few in every hundred details are still wrong. How it works · Report an error · Standards