Stephen Hyatt Pell

Stephen Hyatt Pell
Born
Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell

(1874-02-03)February 3, 1874
DiedJune 22, 1950(1950-06-22) (aged 76)
Ticonderoga, New York, US
OccupationBanker
SpouseSarah Gibbs Thompson

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, Queens, New York.[1] Pell was married to Sarah Gibbs Thompson, the daughter of Robert Means Thompson, a mining investor and operator founder of the International Nickel Company,[2] the forerunner of Vale Inco. Pell was a history enthusiast and collector who restored the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga.[3]

He fathered two sons: Robert Thompson Pell (b. 1902) and John Howland Gibbs Pell (b. 1904).[4]

From 1944 to 1949 Pell served as president of the American Numismatic Society.[5]

He died in Ticonderoga, New York on June 22, 1950.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pell, Stephen Hyatt Pelham, 1874-1950". Ticonderoga Online Collections.
  2. ^ "International Nickel Co" (PDF). The New York Times. April 2, 1902. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Crego, Carl R. (2004). Fort Ticonderoga. Arcadia Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 0-7385-3502-8.
  4. ^ "The Massachusetts Magazine: Devoted to Massachusetts History, Genealogy, Biography, Volume 10".
  5. ^ "Stephen H.P. Pell (1874-1950)". American Numismatic Society. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Stephen Pell, Ticonderoga Restorer, Dead". Buffalo Courier-Express. Ticonderoga, New York (published June 23, 1950). AP. June 22, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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