Pelatiah Webster Perit (June 23, 1785 – March 8, 1864) was a New York merchant and banker.
Pelatiah Perit | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York | |
| In office 1853–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Elias Hicks |
| Succeeded by | Abiel Abbot Low |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pelatiah Webster Perit June 23, 1785 Norwich, Connecticut |
| Died | March 8, 1864 (aged 78) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Jerusha Lathrop Maria Coit |
| Relations | Pelatiah Webster (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Early life
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Perit was born on June 23, 1785, in Norwich, Connecticut and named after his maternal grandfather, Pelatiah Webster. He was the son of Capt. John Perit and Ruth Kellogg (née Webster) Perit. Among his siblings were John Webster Perit (married to Margaretta Dunlap), Maria Perit (wife of Charles Phelps Huntington), and Rebecca Hunt Perit (wife of Joshua Hubbard Lathrop). After his father died in 1795, his mother married Christopher Leffingwell in 1799.[1] He graduated from Yale College with the class of 1802.[2][3]
Career
editHe served as president of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York from 1853 to 1863,[4] and was a commissioner of police in 1857.[5] He served as president of the Seamen's Savings Bank,[2] and was an original incorporator and director of the Bank of Commerce in New York.[6][failed verification]
Personal life
editPerit was twice married. His first marriage was to Jerusha Lathrop, the sister of his brother-in-law,[1] on September 6, 1809.[7] After her death, he married Maria Coit (1793–1885) on October 8, 1823. Maria was a daughter of Daniel Lathrop Coit.[8] In 1860, Perit had architect Sidney Mason Stone design him a Renaissance Revival style Italian villa in New Haven.[9]
Perit died at his residence in New Haven, Connecticut in March 1864.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Fishbone, Beryl (August 28, 2012). "A portrait of Leffingwell". The Bulletin. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Death of a New-York Merchant". The New York Times. March 9, 1864. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Pelatiah Perit (1785-1864), B. A. 1802". artgallery.yale.edu. Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "THE LATE PELATIAH PERIT.; Special Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce". The New York Times. March 13, 1864. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS.; Election of Pelatiah Perit, President of the Chamber of Commerce, to the Membership of the Board Vacated by Mr. Draper's Declination--The Harlem and New-Haven Railroad Nuisance still Unabated". The New York Times. November 9, 1857. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "GUARANTY TRUST MARKS CENTENARY; Merged Bank of Commerce Was Founded on Jan. 1, 1839, With $5,000,000 Capital". The New York Times. January 2, 1939. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut. 1913. p. 598. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Quimby, Ian M. G.; Johnson, Dianne (1995). American Silver at Winterthur. Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-912724-32-4. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Hillhouse Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 15, 2017.