Demens, Peter A., 1850-1919

Author. Born Pyotr Alekseyevich Dementyev; a Russian nobleman and an officer of the Tsar's guards. Also went by P.A. Tverskoĭ.

From the description of Peter A. Demens papers, 1892-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069145

Biographical Note

• 1850, May 1: Born Pyotr Alekseyevich Dementyev in Novgorod Governorate near St. Petersburg, Russia; a nobleman
• 1867 - 1871 : Served as officer in tsar's infantry guard
• 1871: Took ownership of the family estates in Tverʹ Province upon his majority
• circa 1872: Married Raisa Borisenko
• 1881: Arrived in United States and traveled to Jacksonville, Fla.
• 1881 - 1885 : Settled in Longwood, Fla., and operated lumber and contracting businesses
• 1886 - 1889 : Assumed charter of Orange Belt Railway and set up with others the Orange Belt Investment Co., a rail line constructed from Sanford, Fla., to the Pinellas Peninsula, present-day St. Petersburg, Fla.; sold interest in the railroad, 1889
• 1889 - 1892 : Moved to Asheville, N.C., and operated P. A. Demens Woodworking Co., a lumber and contracting business; sold business, 1892
• 1892 - 1919 : Moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and operated steam laundry venture; invested in citrus groves, Alta Loma, Calif.; president of Cucamonga Citrus Fruit Growers Association
• 1893 - 1914 : Contributed articles to Viestnik Evropy under the name P. A. Tverskoĭ
• 1905: Returned briefly to Russia
• 1919, Jan. 21: Died, Alta Loma, Calif.

From the guide to the Peter A. Demens Papers, 1880-2000, (bulk 1892-1919), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)