Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell (February 3, 1874 – June 22, 1950) was an American banker, the son of John Howland Pell and Caroline Hyatt.
Biography
He was born in
Flushing Meadows
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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, Queens, New York.
Pell was married to Sarah Gibbs Thompson, the daughter of
Robert Means Thompson
Robert Means Thompson (2 March 1849 – 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer, business magnate, philanthropy, philanthropist and a president of the United States Olympic Committee, American Olympic Association. He is the namesake of ...
, a mining investor and operator founder of the
International Nickel Company
Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and ...
,
the forerunner of
Vale Inco
Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and ...
. Pell was a history enthusiast and collector who restored the ruins of
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga (), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in northern New York. It was constructed between October 1755 and 1757 by French-Canadian ...
.
He fathered two sons: Robert Thompson Pell (b. 1902) and John Howland Gibbs Pell (b. 1904).
From 1944 to 1949 Pell served as president of the
American Numismatic Society
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.
He died in
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga () is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk language, Mohawk ' ...
on June 22, 1950.
See also
*
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga (), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in northern New York. It was constructed between October 1755 and 1757 by French-Canadian ...
References
Sources
USGenNet: Stephen Hyatt Pell
Bibliography
Massachusetts Magazine: Pell Family TreeSchenectady Gazette: S.H.P. Pell Honorary Doctorate Union CollegeBiography at the American Numismatic Society
1874 births
People from Essex County, New York
Yale University alumni
1950 deaths
Businesspeople from Queens, New York
Pell family
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