Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 111

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated)
Number of Pages: 592

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PAVENSTEDT, ADOLPH - Merchant, 52 Ex- change place, New York City; residence 30 Central Park, South. Member Union, Racquet and Tennis, Germania and Jockey Clubs, Down Town Association, Circle Colon Cervantes and Deutscher Verein.

PAVENSTEDT, EDMUND - Banker, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence "The Osborne." Born and educated in Bremen, Germany. (Married.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Muller, Schall & Co. Member Union, Calumet and German Clubs, Union Boat Club of Boston, Mass., and Down Town Association.

PAVEY, FRANK D .- Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 450 Fifth avenue. Repre- sented the Fifteenth District in the New York State Senate, 1898. Director Cuban and Pan-American Ex- press Co. Member Republican, Union League, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Yale Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PAXTON, JOHN R .- Presbyterian Clergyman, 51 West 56th street. New York City. Born in Canons- burg, Pa., Sept. 18, 1843. Educated at Jefferson College and at Western Theological Seminary (D.D., '69). Served as private and second lieutenant with a Penn- sylvania regiment during Civil War. Rector of Pine Street Church, Harrisburg, Pa., 1874-8; New York Avenue Church, Washington, D. C., 1878-82; West Church, New York City, 1882-93, and of New York Church, 1898. Member Union League and Adirondack League Clubs, Presbyterian Union, Century Associa- tion and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.

PAXTON, WILLIAM M., JR .- President, 44 Pine street, New York City. Educated at Princeton. Pres- ident and director Continental Commerce Co .; secre- tary and director Maguire & Baucus (Ltd.). Member University Athletic and Princeton Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.

PAYNE, CHARLES HENRY-Methodist Episco- palian Clergyman. 150 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Hotel Albert. Born in Taunton, Mass., Oct. 24, 1830. Educated at Wesleyan University and at Concord (N. H.) Biblical Institute. Degrees of D.D. from Dickinson College in 1871 and LL.D. from Ohio State University in 1875. (Married Mary E. Gardiner of Wickford, R. I., 1887.) Held various pastorates in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio and Pennsylvania until 1876; president of Ohio Wesleyan University, 1876-88. Corresponding secretary of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopalian Church since 1888. Delegate to Methodist Ecumenical Conference held in London, England, in 1881, and to the General Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church of 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892 and 1896. Has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and the Holy Land. Author of sev- eral religious works.

PAYNE. NATHAN B .- Manufacturer. 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence St. George, S. I. Born in Corning, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1872. Educated in El- mira, N. Y. (Single.) Vice-president and director Payne Engineering Co .: general manager and director Payne Co. of Elmira. Member Reform Club and Kap- pa Alpha Nu.

PAYNE, OLIVER H. (Colonel)-Capitalist, 32 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 852 Fifth ave- nue. Educated at Yale ('63). By his gift of $500,000 to Cornell University, was instrumental in the estab- lishment and maintenance in New York City of the Medical Department of that institution. Director American Tobacco Co., Chaquette Canal and Harbor

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Dredging Co., Chase National Bank, Chihuahua and Pacific R. R. Co., Chihuahua Mining Co., Continental Tobacco Co., Helena Mining Co., Manufacturing In- vestment Co., New York Loan and Improvement Co., Northern Pacific Ry. Co., Standard Oil Co. and Ten- nessee Coal, Iron and R. R. Co .; trustee Central Trust Co. Honorary member Cornell University Club. Member Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, University, Manhattan, Riding, Turf and Field, and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, Manufacturers' Club of Cleveland, Ohio, and Yale Alumni and Down Town As- sociations.

PAYNE, S. HENRY-Engine Manufacturer, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence Elmira. Born in Corning, N. Y. Educated in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Married.) President and director Payne Engineering Co .; assistant superintendent Payne Co. Member Psi Upsilon and Reform Clubs, American Society of Me- chanical Engineers and Michigan University Alumni Association.

PAYNE, WILLIAM KNAPP-Lawyer, 131 Genesee street, Auburn; residence 11 James street. Born in Auburn, June 3, 1874. Educated at Yale University (A.B., '95) and New York Law School. (Single.) Member of the firm of Payne, Van Sickle & Payne. Member Yale Club of New York City, and Dolphin and City Clubs.

PARKER, JAMES M .- Retired Wholesale Drug- gist, 438 Pearl street, New York City; residence Nor- wich, Conn. Born in Middlesex County, Mass., Dec. 10, 1827. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Was member of the firm of M. Ward Close & Co., wholesale druggists, for fifteen years; connected with the firm of W. H. Schieffelin & Co., wholesale drug- gists, for fifteen years; also was secretary, treasurer and director of Billings, King & Co., paint and var- nish manufacturers, for eight years. Member Union League Club and First Universalist Society of Brook- Jyn.

PEABODY, CHARLES AUGUSTUS - Retired Lawyer, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 60 West 21st street. Born in Carroll County, N. H., July 10, 1814. Educated by private tutors and at Harvard Law School; lost college course by reason of illness. (Married first, Julia Caroline, daughter of James Duane Livingston, grandson of Robert, last lord of the manor of Livingston; second, Mary Eliza, daugh- ter of John C. Hamilton and grand-daughter of Alex- ander Hamilton, organizer and first Secretary of the United States Treasury; third, Athenia, daughter of Anthony Rutgers Livingston, and a great grand- daughter of Robert. last lord of the manor of Living- ston.) Resident of New York City since 1839. Ad- mitted to the Bar, 1841. Member of convention that organized Republican party in the State of New York, 1855; became Justice of the Supreme Court of New York, 1855, and commissioner of quarantine, 1858. Ap- pointed by President Lincoln, in 1862, Judge to organize and administer United States Provisional Court for the State of Louisiana, with power to hear and de- termine all cases, civil and criminal, including those in law, equity, revenue and admiralty, his decision to be final; afterwards appointed Chief Justice of Su- preme Court of Louisiana. Was member and vice- president for many years of an association for the re- form of the law of nations, which embraced many of the most eminent jurists in Europe and America. Was appointed delegate by the President to represent the United States at International Congress convoked by the King of Belgium for unification of interna- tional commercial law. Member Union League, Har- vard and Church Clubs and Century Association.

PEABODY, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, JR .- Lawyer, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 13 Park ave- nue. Born in New York City, April 11, 1849. Edu- cated at Columbia College ('69) and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Director Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Real Estate Trust Co., Illinois Central R. R. Co., Astor National Bank, British-American Insur- ance Co., Bank for Savings and many other corpora- tions. Member Union League, University, Metropoli- tan and Tuxedo Clubs and Down Town Association.

PEABODY, CHARLES J .- Banker, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence Englewood, N. J. Born in

Columbus, Ga. Educated in a public school. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Spencer Trask & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Secretary, treasurer and director Broadway Realty Co .; treas- urer and director Mexican Coal and Coke Co .; direc- tor Consolidated Car Heating Co. of Albany, New York and Ottawa R. R. Co., Ottawa and New York Ry. Co., Montezuma Lead Co. and Mexican Lead Co. Member Reform and Lawyers' Clubs, Hamilton Club of. Brooklyn, Southern and Albany Societies and Chamber of Commerce.

PEABODY, GEORGE FOSTER-Banker, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence 28 Monroe place, Brooklyn. Born in Columbus, Ga., July 27, 1852. Edu- cated in private schools. (Single.) Member of the firm of Spencer Trask & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. First vice-president, director and member of executive committee Mexican National R. R. Co., Mexican Northern Ry. Co., and Rio Grande Western R. R. Co .; vice-president and director Mexi- can Coal and Coke Co .; director and member of ex- ecutive committee Compania Metalurgica Mexicana, Mexican National Construction Co. and General Elec- tric Co .; chairman of board of directors New York and Ottawa R. R. Co .; director Morton' Trust Co., American Beet Sugar Co. and Ottawa and New York Ry. Co. Member Metropolitan, City, Reform and Lawyers' Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Aldine and Down Town Associations, Musical Arts and Southern Societies and Chamber of Commerce.

PEABODY, GEORGE LIVINGSTON-Physician and Professor, 437 West 59th street, New York City; residence 57 West 38th street. Educated at Colum- bia ('70). Professor of materia medica and therapeu- tics in Columbia University. Member New York Yacht and City Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Century Associations and life member University Club.

PEABODY, RICHARD A .- Stock Broker, 45 Ex- change place, New York City. Educated at Yale ('81). Member of the New York Stock Exchange. Member University, Racquet and Tennis and Rockaway Hunt- ing Clubs, New England Society and Yale Alumni As- sociation.

PEABODY, ROYAL C. - Capitalist, 360 Pearl street, Brooklyn; residence 97 Columbia Heights. President and director Citizens' Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn, and Municipal Electric Light and Power Co .; vice-president and director American Stoker Co., Citizens' Lighting Co. of Rockaway, and Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn; vice- president, treasurer and director Queens Borough Electric Light and Power Co .; director Bergen Beach Light and Power Co., Columbia Building and Loan Association, Journeay & Burnham Co. and Manufac- turers' Trust Co. Member Reform Club of New York, and Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brook- lyn.

PEABODY, RUSHTON-Insurance Broker, 173 Broadway, New York City; residence 80 Washington square, East. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 4, 1867. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Single.) Served on U. S. S. "Yankee" in Spanish-American War.

PEAK, WILLIAM N .- Manufacturer, 408 Hicks street, Brooklyn; residence 268 Berkeley place. Mem- ber Hamilton, Montauk, and Riding and Driving Clubs and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.

PEALE, FRANKLIN D .- Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 99 Beech street, East Orange, N. J. Born in Lock Haven, Pa. Educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Peale & Bodine. Member Har- vard and University Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PEARCE, FREDERICK-Manufacturing Electri- cian, 20 Rose street, New York City; residence 206 West 122d street. Born in London, England, 1843. Educated in London. (Married.) Treasurer Special Fire Aların Electrical Signal Co. Member Harlem, Sagamore and Harlem Democratic Clubs, Tammany Society, Corinthian Lodge, R. A. M., and Royal Ar- canum.

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PEARL, DYER-Stock Broker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 48 West 130th street. Member of the firm of Pearl & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member New York, Atlantic Yacht and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs.

PEARL, WILLIAM F .- Broker, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence 200 West 78th street. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1855. (Married.) Member of the firm of F. T. Adams & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Atlantic Yacht and New York Clubs.

PEARSALL, THOMAS W. - Stock Broker, 29 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 West Tenth street. Director Connecticut River Lumber Co. and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Ry. Co. Member Union League, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Tuxedo Clubs, American Geographical Society, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PEARSALL, THOMAS W., IR .- Insurance, 17 Broad street, New York City; residence 12 West Tenth street. Member Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Union Clubs and National Academy of Design.

PEARSON, FREDERICK S .- Electrical Engineer, 621 Broadway, New York City. Director Broadway and Seventh Avenue R. R. Co., Central Park, North and East River R. R. Co., Dominion Coal Co., Massa- chusetts Pipe Line Gas Co., People's Heat and Light Co. (Ltd.) of Halifax, N. S., Sidney and Louisburg Ry. Co., Twenty-third Street Ry. Co., Sao Paulo (Bra- zil) Tramway, Light and Power Co., Cuban Electric Co. of Cuba. and Havana (Cuba) Electric Ry. Co. Member Engineers', New York Yacht, New York Rail- road and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, Society of Naval Engineers, Mining Society of United States, Institu- tion of Civil Engineers of London, England, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers.

PEARSON, WILLIAM C .- Steel Manufacturer, 114 John street, New York City; residence 165 West 76th street. Member Republican, New York Athletic and Union League Clubs.

PEARSON, WILLIAM H .- Vice-President, Pro- duce Exchange, New York City; residence Newark, N. J. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. Educated at Prince- ton ('72). (Married.) Vice-president, secretary and director Kress & Owen Co .; vice-president, secretary and trustee New York Produce Exchange Safe De- posit and Storage Co.

PEASE, CHARLES G .- Professor and Physician, 101 West 72d street, New York City. Born in New York City, Dec. 1, 1854. Educated in New York City and Philadelphia; degrees of M.D. and D.D.S. (Wid- ower.) Professor of oral surgery in Post-Graduate School of Medicine. Formerly delegate to State Den- tal Convention; member of executive committee and censor of County Medical Society. Author of "Hints and Suggestions in the Care and Preservation of the Teeth." Member Good Government Club "B," Sulli- van County (N. Y.) Club, New York State Medical. New York County Medical, New York State Dental and New York County Dental Societies and Presbyter- ian Union.

PEASE, HENRY HOLLISTER-56 West 52d street, New York City. Educated at Harvard ('91). Member Harvard, University, Racquet and Tennis, and Riding Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on- Hudson.

PEASE, WALTER ALBERT, JR .- Real Estate, 532 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 31 East 62d street. Born in New York City, Dec. 14, 1871. Edu- cated at Harvard College ('93). (Married.) Member of the firin of Pease & Elliman. Member Westchester Golf and Harvard Clubs and Squadron "A," N. G. N. T.

PEASLEE, EDWARD H .- Physician, 56 Pine street, New York City; residence 109 East 39th street. Born in Hanover, N. H., Oct. 23, 1850. Educated at Yale ('72), at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and in Germany. (Married.) Formerly commissioner of education in New York

City. Member University Club, Yale Alumni, Down Town and Century Associations and New England Society.

PEASLEY, CHARLES W .- Fire Insurance Broker, 20 Liberty street, New York City; residence 769 East 183d street. Born in Peabody, Mass., Nov. 19, 1840. (Married.) Connected with the Continental Insurance Co., 1865-71. In business for himself since 1871. Mem- ber Hamilton Post, G. A. R., and Masonic Order.

PEATS, ALFRED-Upholstery Goods, 41 West 14th street, New York City; residence Plaza Hotel. Member of the firm of Alfred Peats & Co. Director Fourteenth Street Bank. Member New York Ath- letic and Manhattan Clubs and Aldine Association.

PECK, CHARLES E .- Insurance, 58 William street, New York City; residence 200 West 56th street. Member of the firm of Chas. E. & W. F. Peck. Mem- ber Union League, New York Athletic, Lotos and Men- delssohn Glee Clubs, American Geographical Society, Down Town Association, American Museum of Nat- ural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PECK, CHARLES HORTON - Botanist, State Capitol, Albany. Born in Sand Lake, N. Y., March 30, 1833. Educated at Union College (A.B. and A.M.). (Married Mary C. Sliter.) Taught in Sand Lake Col- legiate Institute and in Albany Classical Institute, 1859-67. In charge of botanical department of New York State Museum since 1868. State Botanist, New York State Museum, and member of Museum staff. Author of annual reports on results of botanical in- vestigations; also of "Edible and Poisonous Fungi of New York." Member Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Albany Institute, Botanical So- ciety of America, and corresponding and honorary member of several scientific societies and mycological clubs.

PECK, EDWARD M .- General Agent, 115 Broad- way, New York City; residence Flushing, L. I. Born in Flushing, March 19, 1864. Educated at Flushing Institute. (Married.) Connected with the New York Life Insurance Co.

PECK, EDWARD S .- Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 101 West 78th street. Born in Oneida County, N. Y., May 16, 1852. Educated at Hamilton College ('73). (Single.) Member Colonial, Hardware, West Side Republican and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PECK, ELIAS R .- Banker, 486 Broadway, New York City; residence 106 West 55th street. Assistant cashier Mechanics' and Traders' Bank. Member Rac- quet and Tennis, New York Athletic and New York Clubs and New England Society.

PECK, GEORGE L .- Druggist, Jamaica. Born in Wallingford, Conn. Educated in Waterbury, Conn. (Married.) First vice-president and director Jamaica Savings Bank.

PECK, HARRY THURSTON-Author, Editor and Educator, Columbia University, New York City; resi- dence 7 West 43d street. Born in Stamford, Conn., Nov. 24, 1856. Educated at Columbia University and in Berlin, Germany. (Married.) Professor of Latin in Columbia University: editor "The Bookman" and "International Cyclopedia"; literary editor "Commer- cial Advertiser"; trustee Columbia University Press. Member Authors' Club, American Philological and American Dialect Societies, Royal Society of Canada, Century Association and others.

PECK, HENRY ALLEN - Professor, Syracuse University, Syracuse; residence 307 Waverly place. Born in Mexico, N. Y., May 4, 1863. Educated at Syr- acuse University ('85). Received degree of Ph.D. from the University of Strassburg, Germany. Professor of astronomy and director of the observatory at Syracuse University.

PECK, JOHN HUDSON-Lawyer and Educator, 11 First street, Troy. Born in Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1838. Educated at Hamilton College (A.B., A.M. and LL.D.). Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Albany in 1861, and has since practiced in Troy. Pres- ident of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1888.

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PECK, LE VAN S .- Insurance, 58 William street, New York City; residence Hotel Waldorf-Astoria. Member of the firm of Chas. E. & W. F. Peck. Mem- ber New York Athletic and Lotos Clubs and Down Town Association.

PECK, OZIAS WILLARD-Physician, Sanitarian and Health Officer, 34 Watkins avenue, Oneonta. Born in Thomaston, Conn., May 8, 1835. Educated in public schools of Plymouth, Conn., by private tutor in New Haven, Conn., at the Medical Department of Yale University and at College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City. (Degrees of A.M. and M.D.). (Mar- ried.) Was trustee Union School District, 1880-4. Now physician-in-charge Oneonta Hospital. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Yale Medical Alum- ni Club, Medical Society of the State of New York, Otsego County Medical and Oneonta Medical Societies, and of committee on hygiene, State Medical Society.

PECK, THOMAS BLOODGOOD-111 East 34th street, New York City. Born and educated in New York City. (Married.) Vice-president Port Chester Savings Bank. Member Church and St. Nicholas Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Colonial Order, St. Nicholas Society and life member of the American Institute.

PECK, WALTER J .- Importer, 77 Front street, New York City; residence Colonial Club. Member Colonial, New York Athletic, Suburban Riding and Driving, Chicontimi, New York Riding, Larchmont Yacht, Union League and Colonial Clubs, Down Town Association and New England Society.

PECK, WILLIAM E. - Exporter, 100 William street, New York City; residence 12 East 58th street. Born in New Britain, Conn., June 30, 1858. (Son of Charles and Mary Folger Peck.) Educated at Willis- ton Seminary ('77) and at Yale ('81). (Married.) President William E. Peck & Co. of New York, Lon- don and Paris. Member University, Fulton, Sachem's Head Yacht (vice-commodore), Montclair Golf and Colonial Golf Clubs, New England Society, Yale Alum- ni Association and Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

PECK, WILLIAM FARLEY -Journalist, 121 Troup street, Rochester. Born in Rochester, Feb. 4, 1840. Educated at Williams College and at Albany Law School. (Single.) Author of "History of Roches- ter," "Landmarks of Monroe County" and many other works. Member Genesee Valley, Whist and Fort- nightly Clubs, Reform Club of New York City, Society of Mayflower Descendants and Rochester Historical Society.

PECK, WILLIAM HALSEY-Railways, 59 Wall street, New York City; residence 358 West 58th street. Born in Newark, N. J .. Feb. 16, 1860. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and by private tutors. (Single.) Member Essex County (N. J.) Country, New Jersey Historical, Atlantic Yacht and Roseville Ath- letic Clubs and St. Paul's Alumni Association.

PECK, WILLIAM J .- Editor and Clergyman, Co- rona, L. I. Born in Northfield, Conn., Aug. 5, 1853. Educated at Thomaston Academy, Williams College and Union Theological Seminary. (Married.) Re- cording secretary Long Island Bible Society for thir- teen years; life director American Bible Society; pres- ident Queens County Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor. Member Clerical Union and Union Theological Seminary Alumni Clubs and Presbyterian · Ministers' Association.

PECKHAM, RUFUS WHEELER-United States Supreme Court Justice, Washington, D. C .; residence Altamont, N. Y., and Washington. Born in Albany, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1833. Educated at Albany Acad- emy. Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1859. (Married.) Served as district attorney of Al- bany County and as corporation counsel to the City of Albany. Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York, 1883-6; Associate Justice of the New York Court of Appeals, 1886-95; Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court since 1895. Trustee Mu- tual Life Insurance Co. of New York, and Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank of Albany. Member Manhattan Club of New York City, and honorary member of the Fort Orange Club of Albany.

PECKHAM, STEPHEN FARNUM-Chemist, 286 Broadway, New York City; residence 1489 Pacific street, Brooklyn. Born in Providence, R. I., March 26, 1839. Educated at Brown University ('61). (Wid- ower.) Chemist to California Petroleum Co., 1866; connected with California Geological Survey, 1867; instructor at Brown University, 1868; professor of chemistry at Washington and Jefferson College, Maine State College, Buchtel College and at the University of Minnesota, 1869-80; on United States Census, 1881-5; chemist to Union Oil Co. of California, 1893-4. Now in independent practice in New York City. Author of several works on chemistry. Member of various scientific societies.

PECKHAM, WHEELER HAZARD-Lawyer, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 685 Madison ave- nue. Born in Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1833. (Son of New York Supreme Court Justice Rufus Wheeler Peckham and brother of United States Supreme Court Justice Rufus Wheeler Peckham.) Educated at Albany Acad- emy and at Union College. Studied law with his father, was admitted to the Bar and practiced for a time in Albany. Resident of New York City since 1864. Now senior member of the firm of Peckham, Miller & King. Served for a short time as district at- torney of New York County; was leading counsel in the Tweed prosecutions. Director Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Ry. Co. Member Metropolitan and Re- form Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ex- president) and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PECKHAM, WILLIAM GIBBS-Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence Westfield, N. J. Born in Newport, R. I., Feb. 7, 1849. (Son of William Gibbs and Mary Hull [Perry] Peckham.) Educated at Harvard and at the University of Heidelberg, Ger- many. Studied law in the office of William M. Evarts and Joseph H. Choate. (Married.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1870. Sen- ior member of the firm of Peckham, Warner & Strong. Member of visiting committee in International Law at Harvard University; director Tariff Reform League and Fifth Avenue Coach Co. Was associated with George William Curtis and Carl Schurz on the Inde- pendent National Committee of 1884. Member Law- yers', Harvard, Reform, Players' and Commonwealth Clubs, New Jersey Historical Society, New York Law Institute, New York State Bar Association and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.

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Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 111

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub Publication date: 1900 Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated) Number of Pages: 592

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated)
Number of Pages: 592