Edward Ray
Speare
Male
United States of America
1872-09-21
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1960-04-09
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edward Ray Speare, the son of Alden Speare (the first Associate Founder of Boston University), was a member of the College of Liberal Arts Class of 1894, as well as the captain of the University's first football team.
As Trustee, Speare was instrumental in the hiring of Daniel L. Marsh as fourth president of Boston University and when Marsh was inaugurated in 1925, Speare became both his treasurer (the first full-time University Treasurer) and his confidant.
E. Ray Speare made considerable contributions to the University during his tenure as Treasurer. He made the University financially sound following the Boston Fire of 1872 and made it possible for this institution to survive the Depression of the 1930's. Prior to E. Ray's tenure as treasurer, the University was forced to solicit funds from local merchants to meet payroll.
His considerable network of contacts among members of the local business community formed the foundation of this financial edifice. As Dr. Marsh's right-hand man, he provided the financial resources for the building of the Charles River Campus Marsh Chapel foundation and its growth to major status.
1906 - 1907
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Round 2
Robert Chauncey Seaver 1 *
Edward Ray Speare
6-4
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Edward Ray Speare 1 *
Stanley P. Henshaw
6-1
11-9
6-3
Round 3
N.Perry E. Hallowell jr 1 *
Edward Ray Speare
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6-3
6-2
6-3