Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) (14576700848)

Identifier: philadelphiapopu00phil (find matches)
Title: Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, The North American
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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outh.The head of thishouse is a Philadelphia!!by birth having beenborn in this city Febru-ary 23, 1824. He waseducated at the Bordeu-towu Institute, N. J.,from which he was grad-uated with honor andin lined lately afterwardshe entered the dry goodsstore of Isaac Barton ec L & CARPENTERS BUiLDiNG Cq> ^^ ^ ch£st. nutjstreets, where he remained until he entered the firm of W. & J.Gillespie in 1841, as before stated. He is the Second Vice-President of the Board of Trade,with which he has been actively connected for twenty-five years.He is also the President of the Philadelphia Lying-in-Charityand Nurses School, and of the Home Missionary Society. He isa Manager of the House of Refuge and Chairman of the Stand-ing Committees of the Board. He is also one of the Managersof the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and takesa lively interest in all charitable and benevolent enterprises andenjoys the full confidence of a wide range of business and personalacquaintance.
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fWrf ■ ■*/;-^^j\-iif-iim j_ »■<■ PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. MERCANTILE HOUSES. REEVES, PARVIN & CO. This old-established firm has long been known as one of theleading houses in the city of Philadelphia engaged in the businessof importing, exporting and jobbing of groceries, canned goods,etc. The firm consists of Francis B. Reeves, who resides atMcKeanavenue and Clapier street, Germantown ; Mr. Thomas F. Jones,whose residence is on Wissahickon avenue, near Clapier street, andMr. Walter M. Pattou, whose house is in Camden, N. J. Mr.Reeves is connected with a number of financial and business insti-tutions as director, among them being the Girard National Bank,Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Company, Delaware InsuranceCompany of Philadelphia, the Germantown Real Estate, Trust andDeposit Company, the Grocers and Importers Exchange. Mr.Reeves is also a member of the Board of Managers of the Mer-chants Fund and the Mercantile Beneficial Association, and is thePr