About Samuel Jarvis Peters
Lived 1801 – 1855 (aged 53–54). Samuel Jarvis Peters was an American banker, merchant and education activist.
Samuel Jarvis Peters (July 180111 August 1855) was an American businessman and education activist. The Times-Democrat described him as the "Father of New Orleans Public Schools".
Peters arrived in New Orleans in 1821, and made his fortune in groceries. He later became the president of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
A public school was named for him in 1897. The school was later renamed as Commercial High School, and subsequently for Israel Meyer Augustine, Jr. The school was closed in 2005.
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Who was Samuel Jarvis Peters?
Louisiana banker and merchant (1801-1855)
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Samuel Jarvis Peters was born in 1801.
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Samuel Jarvis Peters died on 11 August 1855.
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Samuel Jarvis Peters was a banker, merchant and education activist.
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Samuel Jarvis Peters was American.
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