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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors of
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
We consent to use of our report dated January 19, 2000 incorporated by reference
in the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-42056) of Boston Private
Financial Holdings, Inc. relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Boston
Private Financial Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three year
period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999
annual report on Form 10-K of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. We also
consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.
/S/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 1, 2000
