Background
Peckham, Orville was born on October 30, 1846 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Francis B. and Elizabeth Bentley (Oman) Peckham.
Peckham, Orville was born on October 30, 1846 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Francis B. and Elizabeth Bentley (Oman) Peckham.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1867. Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1869.
Practiced at Providence, Rhode Island, 1869-1872, then at Chicago. Special attorney First National Bank of Chicago from 1879.
Married Anne Jameson, March 8, 1876.