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PEARSON, THOMAS GILBERT
Sec. and exec. officer Nat. Ass'n Audubon Socs .; b. Tuscola, Ill., Nov. 10, 1873; s. Thomas B. and Mary (Elliott) Pearson; grad. Guilford Coll., N. C., B.S., 1897; Univ. of N. C., B.S., 1899; graduate work Harvard Univ., 1901; m. Greensboro, N. C., June 17, 1902. Elsie Weatherly. Prof. biology, State Normal and Indus- trial Coll., Greensboro, N. C., 1901-1903; State game warden, N. C., 1902-1911; sec. Nat. Audubon Socs., since 1905. Traveled in Canada, U. S. and Mexico. Demo- crat. Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quaker); mem. Am. Ornithol. Union, and other scientific socs. Author: Stories of Bird Life (B. F. Johnson Publishing Co., Richmond, Va.); joint author: Birds of N. Carolina (in press, N. C. State Geol. Soc.), also numerous magazine articles. Residence. 2257 Loring Pl. Address: . 1974 Broadway. N. Y, City.
PEART, WILLIAM
Chief sec. Salvation Army in U. S. of America; b. Alston, Eng., Aug. 28, 1859; s. John and Tamae (Coates) Peart; attended State sch., Australia; m. Adelaide, S. Australia, Henrietta Amenda Butcher; children: Flor-
ence Adelaide, b. 1890; Herbert William, b. 1894. En- tered the ranks of the Salvation Army as cadet, Mel- bourne, Australia, 1885; advanced in rank to col., and appt'd chief sec. of Australasia, 1896; transferred to U. S. A., as chief sec., 1905, being 2d in command in America. Traveled extensively in Australian Colonies and other European countries and U. S. V .- p. The Sal- vation Army, Inc .; Reliance Trading Co. Residence: . 150 Claremont Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Address: 120- 130 W. 14th St., N. Y. City.
PEASE, ERNEST MONDELL
Educator; b. W. Union, lowa, Dec. 24, 1859; s. Charles Franklin and Abigail (Foster) Pease; grad. Univ. of Colo., 1882; A.M., 1885; LL.D., 1902; fellow Johns Hop- kins Univ., 1884-1886; student Bonn, 1885, 1891; m. 1st, West Derby, Vt., 1886. Minnie Adams; 2d, Denver, Colo., 1898, Mary Ball Johnson; children: Alan War- ren, b. 1887; Harold Adams, b. 1892; Margaret, b. 1899; Donald Addison, b 1907. 1nstr. Latin, Smith Coll., 1886; prof. Latin, Bowdoin Coll., 1886-1891; prof. Latin, Leland Stanford, Jr.,Univ., 1891-1902; resident Wash- ington, D. C., 1902-1905; pres. and business mg'r Am. Planograph Co., since 1904. Co-editor Students' Series of Latin Classics, 35 vols .; author various treatises on Latin .. Pres. Alpha Mf'g Co .; dir. and mgr. Relc. Ex- tinguisher Corp'n of America; dir. and mgr. Relc Ex- writer Co. Independent . in politics; Presby'n. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Philol. Ass'n, Archæol. Inst. of America. Clubs: Graduates (N. Y. City), University (Washington, D. C.). Residence: Boston Post Road, Rye, N. Y. Address: 95 William St., N. Y. City.
PEASE, HERBERT D.
Bacteriologist; b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1870; s. Charles G. and Julia F. (Childs) Peasc; ed. public and high schools of Boston; Upper Can. Coll., Toronto; grad. Univ. of Toronto, M.B., 1893; Johns Hopkins Univ., graduate student, 1893-1894; fellow in pathology, 1904-1905; m. Somerville, Mass., Sept. 22, 1896, Amy Barnes; children: Murray, b. 1904; Horacc B., b. 1908. Resident pathologist Thomas Wilson Sanita- rium, Baltimore, 1894; 1st ass't bacteriologist, Dep't of Health, Philadelphia, 1895-1898; bacteriologist, N. Y. State Pathol. Laboratory, Buffalo, 1898-1900; Instr. in bacteriology, Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale, 1901; dir. Antitoxin and Hygienic Laboratories, N. Y. State Dep't Health, 1901-1909; sanitary expert B'd of Water Supply, N. Y. City, since 1910; dir. Dep't of Bac- teriology, Lederle Laboratories, since 1909. Mem. Am. Ass'n Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Soc. Am. Bac- teriologists, Am. Public Health Ass'n (recorder of its Laboratory Section, 1901-1910, sec. of Sanitary En- g'ring Section since 1911); Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Socs. Albany Co. and State of N. Y., N. E. Water Works Ass'n. Author of papers on the prevention and treat- ment of diphtheria, of tetanus and of septic lufections: the scope of the Public Health Laboratory; the etiology of malignant tumors; and on sanitation of food supplies, especially water, oysters, milk, cold storage, etc .; standardization of disinfectants and anti- septics. Address: 39 W. 38th St., N. Y. City.
PEASLEE, EDWARD HENRY
Banker; b. Ilanover, N. H .; s. Edmund Randolph and Martha (Kendrick) Peaslee; cd. Phillips Andover Acad .; grad. Yale, 1872; Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., 1875; Coll. Phys and Surg., Columbia Univ., 1875; m. N. Y. City, 1890, Florence Witherbee; one son: Edmund Witherbee, b. 1891. Engaged in practise of medicine, but retired In 1891; pres. and dir. Fidelity Bank, N. Y. City; dir. Black, Starr & Frost, N. Y. City; pres. and trustee Fifth Av. Safe Dep. Co., N. Y .; mem. Chamber of Commerce; v .- p. and dir. Second Nat. Bank, N. Y. City; dir. N. E. Mortgage Security Co., N. Y .; mem. N. Y. City B'd of Ed'n, 1887-1890, 1896-1898. Clubs: Metro- politan, University, Century, Union. Address: 17 N. Washington Sq., N. Y. City.
PECK, BAYARD LIVINGSTON
Lawyer; b. Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1869; s. Horace R. and Anna (Van Deusen) Peck; grad. Hudson High Sch., Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1891, A.M., 1894; m. Brook- lyn, Nov. 2, 1907, Elizabeth Stuart Buticr; one d .: Eilzabeth Stuart, h. Oet. 22, 1910. Instr. in Brooklyn Poly. Inst., 1891-1893: clerk of Surrogate's Court of Columbia County, 1893-1896; in active practice of law in N. Y. City since 1896. Dir. Manganese St. Rail Co .; sec. and treas. Alloy Steel Forging Co. Democrat. Mem. Chi Psi fraternity, Phi Deita Phi fraternity, Brooklyn Bar Ass'n, Columbia County Ass'n in City of N. Y. (pres. 1908-1909), N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n. Trustec Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm'n. Clubs: University. Lawyers (Brooklyn), Belle Terre ( Belle Terre, 1 .. I.). Residence: 267 Henry St., Brooklyn. Ad- dress: 26 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
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PECK, DUNCAN W.
Sup't Public Works; b. May 3, 1853; s. Major-Gen. John J. (veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars); ed. schs. of Syracuse, Corneli Univ., ciass 1874. Employed in eng'ring dep't of N. Y. Central R. R., 2 years; since then engaged in various business enterprises. Elected to Assembly from 1st Dist., Onondaga County, 1892; Dem. candidate for Mayor of Syracuse, 1894, but de- feated; bld'g comm'r and fire marshal of Syracuse, 1899; Comm'r of Public Safety, Syracuse, 1900-1901; served as chm'n Dem. County Com .; ass't sup't Public Works, 1911; appt'd sup't Public Works, 1912, rcappt'd 1913. Address: State Capitol, Albany, N. Y.
PECK, EDWARD S.
Lawyer; b. Oneida Co., N. Y., May 16, 1852; grad. Hamilton Coll., 1873. Engaged in general practise of law in N. Y. City, Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Residence: White Plains, N. Y. Address: 206 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PECK, FAYETTE HAMILTON
Physician and surgeon; b. Mexico, N. Y., April 8, 1856; s. De Witt C. and Mary L. (Barton) Peck; ed. Mexico Acad .; grad. Hamilton Coli., A. B., 1879; N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1881; m. Mexico, N. Y., May 15, 1884, Ger- trude R. Stone (died June 23, 1908); children: Robert Barton, b. 1885; Charles Stone, b. 1892; Vincent Stone, b. 1894; Fayette Hamilton, Jr., b. 1899. Resident sur- geon N. Y. State Emigrant Hosp., 1881-1883; practising at Clinton, N. Y., 1883-1895; at Utica, N. Y., since April, 1895; U. S. pension examiner, 1890-1894 and 1900-1909; visiting surgeon St. Luke's Hosp., Utica, since 1895; gynecologist, Utica Gen. Hosp., to 1907; pres. med. staff, Utica Gen. Hosp .; alternate surgeon, N. Y. Cen- trai & Hudson River R. R., since 1904; chief surgeon, Utica & Mohawk Valley R'y Co .; health officer of Utica since 1907. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Onelda Co. Med. Soc., Utica Med. Library Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Oneida Co. Hist. Soc., Utica Game and Fish Protective Ass'n, Brown's Tract Guide Ass'n. Clubs: Fort Schuyler, Yahnundasis Golf. Address: 13 Plant St., Utica, N. Y.
PECK, HARRY THURSTON
Educator, author, editor, lexicographical expert; b. Stamford, Conn., Nov. 24, 1856; s. Harry and Harriet E. (Thurston) Peck; ed. private schs., Columbia Univ .. A.B., 1881, A.M., 1882, L.H.D., Ph.D., LL.D .; also studied in Berlin, Paris, Rome (LL.D., Alfred Univ., 1903); m. April 26, 1882, Cornelia Mackay Dawbarn. Classical feliow in Columbia Univ., 1881-1883; tutor in Latin, 1883-1887; acting prof. of Latin, 1887-1888; prof. of Latin, 1888-1904; Anthon, prof. of Latin language and literature, 1904-1910; sec. Columbia Univ. Council, 1893-1894, and of the Coll. Faculty, 1886-1908; one of founders of Columbia Univ. Press, and trustee, 1900- 1910; lecturer, Barnard Coll., 1893; editor-in-chief, Bookman, 1895-1902; on editorial staff N. Y. Commer- cial Advertiser, 1897-1902; on editorial staff Munsey's Magazine, 1907-1911; editor Columbla Univ. Buiietin, Internat. Cyclopædia, 1888-1903; co-editor New In- ternat. Encyclopædia since 1902, and of 20-volume edition same work, 1913; editor Classical 'Studies, 1894; co-editor Students' Series of Latin Classics (30 vols.), 1889-1906; editor Appleton's Atias of the World, 1893; co-editor of Columbia Univ. series in Classical Phi- lology, 1900-1910. Author: The Semitic Theory of Creation, 1883; The Personal Equation, 1897; What is Good English, 1899; The Adventures of Mabei. 1896; Hiida and the Wishes, 1897; Greystone and Porphyry (poems), 1899; Life of W. H. Prescott, 1905; Twenty Years of the Republic, 1906; (last edition), 1913; (French translation, 1909) ; Commentary on Suetonius (last edition), 1893; Latin Pronunciation (last edition), 1892. Translator of Petronius, Trimalchio's Dinner (from the Latin, with introduction, 1898; last edition, 1908); Harper's Classical Dictionary (last edition, 1897); Masterpieces of Literature, 1899; Literature, 1908; Studies in Several Literatures, 1909; Latin Literature, 1910; The New Bædeker, 1910; A History of Classical Philology, 1911; A Websterian Dictionary of Modern English, 1912 (also the same abridged), 1912; A Book of Facts, 1912. llas contributed largely to numerous periodicals and reviews. Democrat; Epls- copalian. Mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, The King's Crown, Royal Soc. of Canada, Am. Acad. of Polit. Science, Soc. of the Early Eighties, Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Kappa Epsiion fraternities. Recreations: Riding, boating, travei. Club: Century. Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City, and Riverside, Conn.
PECK, HENRY ALLEN
Prof. astronomy; b. Mexico, N. Y., May 4, 1863; s. Henry Carter and Margaret Augusta (Allen) Peck; ed. Mexico Acad., Syracuse Univ., A.B., 1885; A.M., 1888; Univ. of Strassburg, Germany, Ph.D., 1896; m. Syra-
cuse, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1898, Jessie Rankin Tyler. Taury in public schs. 1879-1881; teacher of mathematics f& Williamsport-Dickinson Sem., Wliliamsport, Pa., 118. 1887; instr. 1887, and now prof. astronomy, Syracam Univ. Writer of astron. and math. articles in techntest journals. Mem. Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. of Amber. ica, Deutsche Astronomische Gesellschaft. Methodut Ciub: University. Address: 1206 Harrison St., Syre cuse, N. Y.
PECK, WILLIAM EMERSON
Export merchant; b. New Britain, Conn., June ML 1858; s. Charles and Mary Foiger (Davis) Peck; grad Wiliiston Sem., East Hampton, Mass., 1877; Yale Coll, 1881; m. Liverpool, Eng., Jan. 30, 1884. Bertha Thoms- son Pierce; one d., Eiena Mayhew. During 1881-1144 traveled extensively in South America, crossing the Andes five times; 1909-1910 made trip around the worid; pres. William E. Peck & Co .; dir. Hale Ce Independent Republican; Congregationalist. Pres. Aa Exporters' and Importers' Ass'n. Mem. Com. on For- eign Commerce and the Revenue Laws of N. Y. Chas- ber of Commerce; trustee United States Savings Bank City of N. Y., Mt. Meigs Colored Inst., Ala .; has dellt. ered many public addresses on export trade and bes contributed numerous articies on trade topics for vart- ous publications and the public press. Mem. New Eng. iand Soc., Sons of the Revolution, Deita Kappa Epsilon Recreations: Golf yachting. Clubs: University, Yale Down Town Ass'n, Barnard, Nassau Country, Sachen's Head Yacht, New Haven Yacht, Graduates, New Britala Golf (Conn.), Royai Bermuda Yacht, The Pilgrims Address: 104 Pearl St., N. Y. City.
PECK, WILLIAM HAZEN
Lawyer; b. New Britain, Conn., Oct. 5, 1875; s. Joba Hyde and Sarah Frances (Marshall) Peck; grad. Yale Univ., B.A., 1898; m. Hartford, Conn. Jan. 14, 190%. Emma Elizabeth Eimer. Mem. law firm Hunt, Hill Betts. Pres. and dir. Howard Realty & Development Co .; sec. Beers Realty Co .; dir. Diiworth, Lockwood & Co., Remington & Sherman Co .; treas. Garrison Coal Co. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars of N. J., Zeta Pal Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PECKHAM, STEPHEN FARNUM
Chemist; b. Fruit Hill, North Providence, R. I., March 26, 1839: s. Charies and Hannah Lapham (Farnum) Peckham; grad. Brown Univ. (hon. A.M.), 1870; m. Ist Providence, R. I., June 13, 1865, Mary Chace Peck; children: Edward Hali, b. April 2, 1SS6 (died Jan. 11, 1871); Herbert Edinund, b. Juiy 24, 1871 (A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894); Anna Hope, b. April 17, 1873; Mary Wythe, b. March 27, 1875; m. 2d, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1902, Hattie C. Wait Van Buren, A.B., M.D. En- gaged at petroleum refinery, Providence, R. I., 1861- 1862; chemist, Calif. Petroleum Co., 1865-1866; Calif. Geoi. Survey, 1867; instr. in chemistry, Brown Unlv .. 1868; prof. chemistry, Washington (Pa.) Coli., 1869; Me. State Coli., 1870-1871; Buchtel Coll., Akron, O., 1872; Univ. of Minn., 1873-1880; sp'l agent U. S. Census on petroleum, 1881-1885; with Union Oil Co., Calif, 1893-1894; laboratory and expert work on bituming 1894-1898; chemist conim'r of accounts, N. Y. City, 1898-1908; chemist Dep't of Finance. N. Y. City, 1908. Was at different periods chemist to State B'd of Health and to Geol. Survey of Minu. Served in Civil War as hosp. steward. . 7th Reg't, R. I. V .; sec. to med. dir. 9th Army Corps, and in charge of chem. dep't U. S. Army Laboratory. Unitarian. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. N. Y. Lyceum of Natural History, Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. Chem- ical Industry, Frankiin Inst. (Philadelphia), Am. Phlios. Soc., etc. Recreations: Study of botany, min- eralogy, genealogy and early New England history. Address: 160 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PECKHAM, WILLIAM CLARK
Educator, lecturer, writer; b. S. Royalton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1841; s. Rev. Samuel Howland and Sarah (Ciark) Peckham; cd. Groton Academy, Mass .; grad. Amherst Coii., A.B., 1867; A.M., 1873; Union Theoi. Sem., N. Y. City. 1871-1872; m. Kingston, Mass., 1868, Katalena Whittier; one d., Mrs. I. P. Pashley. Prin- cipal Leicester Acad., Mass., 1867-1868; prof. math- cinaties and astronomy. Williston Sem., Mass., 1868- 1870; Adeipil Acad. and Coil., since 1875; prof. physics, Adelphi Coli., since 1896. Editorial staff Scientific American since 1897. Lecturer on liquid air and radium through the country; lecturer B'd of Ed'n,
N. Y. City, in free lectures for the people. Served in Co. H, 23d Mass. Vols., in Civil War. Traveled around world 1870-1871; in Europe, 1882, 1892, 1906 and 1907: in Alaska, 1909; eontb'r to magazines. Republican; Congregationaiist. Mem. Am. Physical Soc., Alpha Delta Phi .; feilow A.A.A.S .: feilow Brookiyn Inst .; former pres. Dep't of Physics and Dep't of Photog-
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raphy, Brooklyn Post .; commd'r U. S. Grant Post, G. A. R., 1910, N. Y. City. Address: 406 Classon Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PECKHAM, WILLIAM D.
Physician, State senator; b. Chatsworth, Iil., 1873; ed. public schs. of Westmoreland, N. Y .; Oakwood Sem., Union Springs, N. Y .; grad. Baltimore Med. Coll., M.D., 1897. Engaged in practise of mealcine at Utica, N. Y. since 1897. Visiting physician St. Elizabeth's Hosp., Utica. Appt'd health officer of Utica, 1907; reappt'd 1910; elected State senator from 36th Sen- atorial Dist., 1912. Democrat. Mem. Oneida Co. Med. Soc., Am. Public Health Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y. Address: Utica, N. Y.
PECKHAM, WILLIAM GIBBS
Lawyer; b. Newport, R. I., Feb. 7, 1849; s. Willlam G. and Mary H. (Perry) Peckham; grad. Harvard Coll., 1867; studied at Heidelberg Univ., Germany, receiving specialist's certificate, 1868-1869; studied law /In office of Joseph Choate; grad. N. Y. Univ. Law Sch .; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1870; in. Newport, R. I., 1875, Laura Thurston; children: Mrs. Mary P. Tubby, b. 1877; Mrs. Laura L. Waring; Mrs. Ruth P. Haskell; Paul T., b. 1885. Was editor Harvard Collegian and its successor, Harvard Advocate, while at college; associated with George William Curtis and Carl Schurz in mn'g inde- pendent part of Cleveland campaign in 1884; has been for number of years mem. Com. on Modern History and Internat. Law at Harvard; represented Northampton Bank in suits growing out of famous robbery, in which $2,000,000 were stolen, bringing suits against brokers and others who had received stolen securities, and defending suits against bank with unvarying success; employed in all large elevated railroad suits against Jay Gould, Russell Sage and August Belmont in N. Y., and against the elevated roads in Chicago; successively mem. firms Peckham & Tyler; Peckham. Warner & Perkins; Peckham, Warner & Strong; Peckham & Strong. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Bar Ass'ns of Union Co. and N. Y. City; lecturer on internat. law at Univ. of N. C .; mem. Municipal Art Soc., Alumni Ass'n of N. Y. Univ., Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Harvard (N. J., pres.), Nat. Arts, Players, Harvard, Lawyers. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
PEDERSEN, FREDERICK MALLING
Mathematician, educator; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 12, 1869; s. Joseph Siivey and Victoria (Cox) Pedersen; ed. pri- vate German sch .; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., B.S. 1889, M.S. 1893; Columbia Univ., E.E., 1893; N. Y. Univ., D.Sc., 1905; nı. Hulett's Landing, N. Y., 1896, Gertrude Hoff Kitchell. Ass't elec. eng'r Crocker-Wheeler Co., 1893- 1899; lecturer on clectricity, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1894-1895; tutor mathematics, Coll. City of N. Y., 1899-1903; instr., 1903-1910; ass't prof., 1910; served as private, 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1889-1896. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Sigma Psi Soc., Deita Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Am. Math. Soc., Am. Acad. of Sciences. Author: The Influence of Molecular Constitution Upon Internal Friction of Gases, 1906 (D. Van Nostrand). Recreations: Boating, golfing, tennis. Country resi- dence: Dannebrog Lodge, Hulett's Landing, N. Y. Ad- dress: 452 W. 144th St .; City Coll., 138th St. and Am- sterdam Av., N. Y. City.
PEDERSEN, VICTOR COX
Physician, surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 15, 1867; s. Joseph Silvey and Victoria (Cox) Pedersen; grad. Trin- ity Coll. (Hartford), A.B. 1891, A.M. 1896; Columbia Univ., M.D., 1898; m. Gouverneur, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1900, Winnifred Laura Hartley. Spent summer of 1887 In Europe in general travel, and summer of 1895 for study in Med. Sch. at Edinburgh Univ .; purchasing agent Crocker-Wheeler Electric Co., Ampere, N. J., 1892-1894; clinical ass't in genito-urinary diseases, N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp .; physician to N. Y. Probation Ass'n; visiting genito-urinary surgeon to People's Hosp .; chief of clinic, Urological Dep't, St. Mark's Hosp., Out Patient Dep't. Independent in poli- tics; Episcopallan. Mem. N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State and Co. Med. Socs., Am. Urolog- ical Ass'n, West Side Clinical Soc., Soc. of Med. Juris- prudence, N. Y. Medico-surg. Soc., Soc. Alumni N. Y. Hosp., Clinical Soc. of N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp., Manhattan Med. Soc., A.A.A.S., Am. Soc. of Med. Economics, Am. Soc. of Moral & Social Prophylaxis, N. Y. Physicians' Ass'n, Yorkville Med. Soc of City of N. Y., Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon fra- ternity. Editor Medical Epltome Series (Lea Bros. & Co.). Clubs: Med. Progress, Republican, Columbia Yacht, New Rochelle Yacht, Columbia Univ. Address: 45 W. 9th St., N. Y. City.
PEELE, ROBERT
Mining engineer and professor mining; b. N. Y. City; s Robert and Anne (Westervelt) Peele; grad. Sch. of
Mines, Columbia Univ., E. M., 1883. Engaged in profes- sional work in U. S., Canada, Colombla, Dutch Guiana, Peru and Bollvla, 1883-1892; made examinations and re- ports on mining properties, 1888-1892; last two years spent in service of Peruvian Exploration Syndicate, It'd, London,, a mining org'n allied with Peruvian corp'n; 1892-1904 adjunct prof. mining; since 1904 prof. mining, Sch. of Mines, Columbia Univ. Made trip around the world 1903-1904 Mem. firm Olcott, Corning & Peele, consulting mining metallurgical eng'rs, 1900- 1906. Made trip to South Africa, Argentine and Chile, 1910. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Inst'n of Mining and Metallurgy, London; Am. Inst. of Mining Eng'rs, Mining and Metallurgical Soc. of America, Alumni Ass'n Sch. of Mines, Columbia Univ. Club: Century. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
PEGRAM, GEORGE HERNDON
Civil eng'r; b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 29, 1855; s. Capt. Benjamin Rush and Mercy Adelaide (Rob- bins) Pegram; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis, \10., C.E. 1877, A.M. 1905; m. Barrie, Ont., Jessie Merrielees, d. Dugald Crawford, prominent St. Louis merchant. Engaged in civil eng'ring from graduation; on con- struction of Utah & Northern l''y in Idaho, 1877-1878; principal ass't to C. Shaler Smith, bridge engineer, 1878- 1880; chief engineer dedge Moor Iron Works, Wilning- ton, Del., 1880-1886; consulting engineer Missouri Pa- cific R. R., 1889-1892; chief eng'r Union Pacific system, 1893-1898; Manhattan Elevated R. R., 1898-1903; chief eng'r Interborough Rapid Transit Co. since 1903, and also of Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. since 1905; also of N. Y. R'ys Co. since 1912. Designer Kan- sas City Elevated R. R. and St. Louis Union Station. Inventor and patentee "Pegram truss" for bridges; de- signed and built the combined highway and r'y bridge at Ft. Smith, Ark., across the Arkansas River. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'r's. Clubs: Railroad, Engineers (N. Y. City). Residence: 587 Riverside Drive. Ad- dress: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PEGRAM, HENRY
Lawyer; b. London, England (Am. parents), Sept. 1, 1869; s. Orlando Almorand and Mary Mann ( Sandford) Pegram; ed. Inst'n Lavanoux, Nanterre, France, 1877- 1879; Ifoly Communion Ch. Inst., Charleston, S. C., 1879-1885; grad. Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y., A.B., cum laude, 1889, A.M., 1892; Metropolis Law Sch., N. Y. City, 1893-1895; unmarried; admitted to N. Y. State bar 1895. Mem. staff law dep't of Lawyers' Title Ins. Co., 1895- 1897; in charge of title dep't of Wilson M. Powell, Esq., 1897-1903; engaged in independent practice since 1903. Mein. N. Y. State Torrens System Comm'n, 1907-1908. Author: Treatise on Land Title Registration. Inde- pendent Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Hobart Coll. Alumni Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi Alumni Assn's, Southern Soc., The Virginians, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, German Liederkranz. Recreations: Music, literature and outdoor exercise. Addess: 26 Exchange Place, N. Y. City.
PEHL, J. CARL
Illustrator; b. Aug. 21, 1872; s. John P. and Marie (Wichers) Pchl; ed. pub. schs. of Peorla, Ill .; entered lithographie business at the age of 18; after serving 5 years entered Nat. Acad. of Design, N. Y. City, and later studied at Brooklyn inst. of Arts and Sciences; m. Chicago, Ill., 1898, Frances B. Barnett; children: Howard B., b. 1899; Frances B., b. 1906. Designer of poster, magazine and book illustrations; is the in- ventor of type faces and printers' ornaments, notably of Stillson letter and the Twentieth Century ornaments now in general use by printers. Recreation: Music. Address: 132 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PEIRCE, JOHN
Contractor; b. Frankfort, Me .; s. George A. and Louisa Tenny (Pike) Peirce; ed. public schs. in Maine, Dummer Acad., Byfield, Mass .; Ilarvard Law Sch .; in. 1st, 1877, Mary Ileien Ward; 2d, 1894, Abby B. Mac- Knight; children: John Royden, b. 1879; Louisa T., b. 1882; Mary Helen, b. 1885; Reginald C. M., b. 1887; Ger- trude, b. 1895. Pres. John Pelrce Co .; dir. William Bradley & Son, Inc., Empire City Marble Co., Mount Waldo Granite Works, Stony Creek Red Granite Co., Interborough Rapid Transit Co., Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co., Oakland Bayside Realty Co. Con- gregationalist. Mem. Ilarvard Law Sch. Ass'n, Maine Soc .; trustee Dummer Acad. Recreations: Yachting. golf. Ciubs: Metropolitan, Manhattan, N. Y. Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, Columbia Yacht, Lawyers. Resi- dence: 572 Madison Av. Address: 90 West St., N. Y. City.
PELL, ALFRED DUANE
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 28, 1864: s. George W. and Mary (Bruen) Pell; grad. Columbia Univ., class of
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1887; m. N. Y. City, June 28, 1897, Cornelia Livingston Crosby. Has made extensive journeys in U. S., Canada and Europe; collector of porcelains, and has largest private collection of European specimens in America and has contributed largely to collections in Met. Museum of N. Y. and museums in other cities. Rector Ch. of the Resurrection, N. Y. City. Address: 929 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
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PELL, FRANCIS LIVINGSTON
Architect; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 23, 1873; s. Waiden and Melissa A. (Hyatt) Pell; grad. Columbia Univ., Dep't of Architecture, Ph.B., 1895; awarded McKim Traveling Scholarship in Architecture in 1899 and spent two years abroad; m. N. Y. City, 1899, Ellen Van Buren Morris; children: Walden, Stuyvesant Morris, Francis Livingston, Jr. Awarded medal of honor by the Am. Inst of Architects (N. Y. Chapter) for the Maryland Institute Building, Baltimore, Mem. firm of Pell & Corbett, architects. Democrat; Episcopalian. . Mem. Delta Psi fraternity, Am. Inst. of Architects, Soc. of Columbia Univ. Architects. Clubs: St. Anthony, Co- lumbia University, Rockaway Hunting. Residence: 158 E. 63d St. Address: 122 E. 25th St., N. Y. City.
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