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Hiram W. Phillips, Submarine Diver. Hiram was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1850 and died in 1924 in a diving accident. His diving career covered 55 years during which time he engaged in salvage, underwater construction of sea walls and foundations, and in his later years the laying of underwater sewer pipe. He was responsible for a number of improvements to diving apparatus and underwater construction methods, some of which were patented and some of which were given to the industry without patents. He had three daughters, was a member of the Quincy City Council and the Lodge of Masons, gave lectures to the public about his diving career, and wrote poetry.
