Philip G. Peabody

Philip Glendower Peabody (22 February 1857 – 25 February 1934) was an American lawyer and traveller known for his anti-vivisection activism. He was the co-founder and first president of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society.

Career

Peabody graduated from Columbia College in 1877 and worked for a year at the First National Bank of New York. He left to study law and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1880 and was admitted to the New York Bar. Peabody met Robert G. Ingersoll in 1881 who wrote several prefaces for his anti-vivisection books. He had made 52 trips on Scandinavian liners commanded by his friend, Captain Frederick Mecklenburg.

In 1885, Peabody moved from New York to Boston.

Anti-vivisection

Peabody was a staunch opponent of vivisection believing it was cowardly, unethical and an altogether detestable crime. He was president of NEAVS from 1895 to 1898 and treasurer of the New York State Anti-Vivisection Society. Peabody resigned his presidency but also his position as chairman of the board of directors over a dispute with the directors. He was a life member of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society.

Peabody was a vegetarian. He served on the board of directors of the National Vegetarian Society.

Personal life

He was son of Charles A. Peabody, a prominent New York judge.

Selected publications

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