Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-1775); educated at the Roxbury Latin Grammar School
and Harvard College. Following his graduation he returned to the Roxbury
Latin Grammar School where he taught for a year, before completing his
medical degree at Harvard College. He was a successful physician and out-spoken
political figure in Boston from 1765-1775. He was a most gifted orator
and twice (1772 and 1775) delivered the address which commemorated the
Boston Massacre. Dr. Warren died at the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
The statue above, located at the Bunker Hill Monument museum, depicts him
in the pose of Roman orator. He was often compared to Cicero for his oratorical
skills.