Wilson died of pneumonia in Boston on October 31 , 1939 , aged 79 . His home at 13 Rutland Square is marked with a Heritage Guild plaque . Early in his career , Wilson was instrumental in getting the city to erect a monument to Crispus Attucks and the other victims of the Boston Massacre . The bronze and granite monument stands on Boston Common , near Tremont Street between Avery Street and West Street
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
Butler R. Wilson