David Sears II was a prominent 19th century Boston philanthropist, merchant and landowner. He developed a substantial part of nearby Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...

, including building the Christ's Church in Longwood, and was associated in the erection of the St Paul's Cathedral

Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston is the historic cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Located at 138 Tremont Street near Downtown Crossing, directly across from Boston Common and Park Street Station, the cathedral is adjacent to the diocesan offices. The current dean...

. In addition, Sears purchased some 200 acre (0.809372 km²), which was later to become the town of Longwood.

Sears also served as a Massachusetts Representative and Senator on and off between the years of 1816 and 1851.

His former Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts

Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, that along with the neighboring Back Bay is home to about 26,000 people. It is a neighborhood of Federal-style rowhouses and is known for its narrow, gas-lit streets and brick sidewalks...

 home is now the location of the Somerset Club

Somerset Club

The Somerset Club is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded perhaps as early as 1826.The original club was informal, without a clubhouse. By the 1830s this had evolved into a group called the Temple. In 1851 the group purchased the home of Benjamin W. Crowninshield, located at...

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External links

• Longwood and Cottage Farm, Brookline, Massachusetts
• Longwood Mall, a National Historic Site
• David Sears House/Somerset Club