Frazer family.

The Frazer family had close ties to the city of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. Persifor Frazer (1736-1792) served as Brigadier General in the Pennsylvania State Militia, and was an iron manufacturer and merchant. Robert Frazer (1771-1821) was admitted to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, served as a member of the House of Representatives in 1795, and was later District Attorney for Delaware County, Pa. John Fries Frazer (1812-1872), Persifor Frazer (1844-1909), and John Frazer (1882-1964) were all professors of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

From the description of Papers, 1779-1955, 1977-1979 (bulk [1860]-1909). (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122592241