6 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies ▁Category : 1 7 6 0 s ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : S alem , ▁Massachusetts <0x0A> </s> ▁David ▁S ears ▁II ▁( 1 7 8 7 – 1 8 7 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Boston ▁phil anth rop ist , ▁merchant ▁and ▁land owner . ▁He ▁developed ▁a ▁substantial ▁part ▁of ▁nearby ▁Brook line , ▁Massachusetts , ▁including ▁building ▁the ▁Christ ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Long wood , ▁and ▁was ▁associated ▁in ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral . ▁In ▁addition , ▁S ears ▁purchased ▁some ▁, ▁which ▁he ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Long wood . ▁ ▁S ears ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁Represent ative ▁and ▁Senator ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁his ▁gift ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁res cu ed ▁Am her st ▁College ▁during ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁and ▁marks ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁S ears ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁B ene vol ence . ▁ ▁His ▁great ▁great ▁grand son ▁was ▁John ▁W . ▁S ears . ▁ ▁His ▁house ▁on ▁Be acon ▁Hill ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Club . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁S ears ▁Tower ▁– ▁Harvard ▁Observ atory ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Long wood ▁and ▁C ott age ▁Farm , ▁Brook