Boston Latin School
John Timothy Bresnahan “Stretch”
John Timothy Bresnahan (“Stretch”) is one of 146 graduates in the class of 1928 at Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: came from Mission Church School; headed for Harvard; activities listed: Physics Club and Football.
Class of 1928
146 in the class of 1928 · 9 more named Bresnahan
- Full name
- John Timothy Bresnahan
- Known as
- Stretch
- School
- Boston Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1928
- Came from
- Mission Church School
- Headed for
- Harvard
Also searched as: Stretch Bresnahan; Jack Bresnahan; John Bresnahan; John T. Bresnahan.
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In context
146 people from the Boston Latin School class of 1928 appear on this site, and Bresnahan puts John 11th among them. John is printed on page 39 of the scan, right at the start of the 36-to-75 run of portrait pages. Counting John, “Physics Club” is named by 37 people in the Boston Latin School class of 1928. “Harvard” is John's plan after graduation; 110 of 119 classmates with a printed plan (92%) named a college or university. A college or university was the plan of 110 of 112 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1928 (98%), compared with 97% in 1927.
| On the same scan page | Frank Adolph Brugger, Robert Burns Buckley, Philip Whittemore Burleigh |
|---|---|
| Same club | Physics Club: 36 other classmates |
| Same club | Football: 19 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 110 of 119 classmates with a plan (92%) |
| Same first name | John: 13 other people in the class |
What John did at school
- Physics Club 37
- Football 94
- Fidelity Prize, 1925
- Captain, 2nd Company, 4th Regiment
Fellow members from John's own class:
What the yearbook said
The labour we delight in physics pain.
The class of 1928
Charles BrennerBoston Latin School 1928
Frank Adolph BruggerBoston Latin School 1928
Hugh Joseph BonnerBoston Latin School 1928
Robert Burns BuckleyBoston Latin School 1928
Sydney BluhmBoston Latin School 1928
Philip Whittemore BurleighBoston Latin School 1928
Others named Bresnahan
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Thos F. BresnahanSoldiers of the Great War, 1920: Massachusetts 1920
John J. BresnahanMedford 1929
Andrew William BresnahanMedford 1930
James BresnahanCentral 1944
Barbara Mary BresnahanFitchburg 1919
Grace BresnahanHingham 1939
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Boston Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 39.
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Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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