Peck, George, 1797-1876

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George Peck (1797-1876) was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, author, and President of Cazenovia Seminary, a Methodist-supported school in Madison County, New York.

Born on August 8, 1797 in Middlefield, New York, Peck was associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout his life. He married Mary Myers on June 10, 1819 and the couple had five children: George Myers, Luther W., Mary, William Fletcher (died aged 7 months), and Wilbur Frank. Peck received his A.M. degree from Wesleyan University in 1835 and a D.D. from August College in 1840. He became president of Cazenovia Seminary in 1835, and was also the editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review and the New York Advocate . He died in Scranton, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1876.

From the guide to the George Peck Papers, 1793-1878, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Peck, Jesse T. (Jesse Truesdell), 1811-1883. Jesse T. Peck letter to his brother George : Sacramento, Calif. : ALS, 1862 Dec. 29. UC Berkeley Libraries
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Death 1876

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