Background
Peck, George Wesley was born on February 7, 1849 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Wesley and Abigail (Bennett) Peck.
Peck, George Wesley was born on February 7, 1849 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Wesley and Abigail (Bennett) Peck.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1878. Honorary Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1879. Doctor of Laws, Hedding College, 1881.
Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1877. President Hedding College, 1878-1881. Pastor First Church, Buffalo, New York, 1881-1883, Dansville, 1885-1890, Rochester, 1890-1895, Saint Mark’s and Linwood Avenue churches, Buffalo, 1895-1898.
Superintendent Buffalo, Rochester and Albany districts Anti-Saloon League, 1898-1908.
Superintendent New York, Ohio and Michigan International Reform Bureau, 1908-1910. Superintendent New York Civic League for Western New York, since 1911.
Member 1st Ecumenical Methodist Conference, London, England., 1881. Owner Oak Cliff Fruit Farm, near Dunkirk, New New York Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and Pi Gamma Mu (honor society).
Mason (32°).
Club: Adirondack Deerslayers. Has public 2 pamphlets which had wide circulation, “Walk in the Light,” 1879, and “Realization and Benefit of Ideals,” 1881.
Married Ina Merle Carter, of Adams, New York, June 11, 1890. Children: Arline Carter, Evelyn March, Georgia Belle.