Boston Latin School

William James Devlin “Bill”

William James Devlin (“Bill”) is one of 122 graduates in the class of 1927 at Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: came from Saint Thomas School; headed for Boston College; a motto.

Class of 1927

122 in the class of 1927 · 16 more named Devlin

Full name: William James Devlin
Known as: Bill
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Saint Thomas School
Headed for: Boston College

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Same surname 13
Classmates 121
Same schools 95

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 122 names from the Boston Latin School class of 1927, William stands 23rd. Find William on page 355 of the scan; the people on this site from the Boston Latin School class of 1927 are spread over pages 347 to 381. William's “Boston College” falls in the same group as 92 of the 100 plans printed for the class (92%): a college or university. The name William appears 5 times among the 122 names on this site from the class. Count the first names and the class of 1927 gives Joseph (8), Francis (7) and John (7), where the class of 1928 gives John (14), Edward (10) and George (8).

On the same scan page	Thomas Connell, George Benedict Costigan, Charles Daum
Same kind of plan	college or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first name	William: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	Latin School Register

What William did at school

Fidelity Prize, 1925

What the yearbook said

A sudden thought strikes me — Let us swear an eternal friendship.

The class of 1927

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Others named Devlin

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Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 355. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_5).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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