George Braxton Pegram b. 24 Oct 1876 Trinity, Randolph Co., North Carolina d. 12 Aug 1958 Swathmore, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania: Our Family History

1876 - 1958 (81 years)

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Name	George Braxton Pegram [1]
Birth	24 Oct 1876	Trinity, Randolph Co., North Carolina [1]
Gender	Male
Death	12 Aug 1958	Swathmore, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania [1]
Person ID	I8574	Gregory Gen
Last Modified	12 Aug 2023

Father	William Howell Pegram, b. 18 Aug 1846, Harnett Co., North Carolina d. 9 Apr 1928 (Age 81 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emma Lenora Craven, b. 4 Dec 1845 d. 4 Jan 1904 (Age 58 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1869
Family ID	F731	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Florence Bement, b. 10 Apr 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1924 (Age > 41 years)

Marriage 3 Jun 1909 West Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachuttes

Children

	1. John Bement Pegram
	2. William Braxton Pegram, b. 1 Oct 1910, New York City, New York d. 11 Nov 1997, Newton Square, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F3252 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Aug 2023

Notes

[Nola Pegram Duffie]

George Pegram received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1903. Except for a year spent studying in Europe (as a Tyndall Fellow in 1907-1908), he remained at the University and was a pillar of the Columbia scientific community throughout his entire academic life. He was an Assistant in Physics in 1900, and later Chairman of the Department. He became Dean of the School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry in 1918, Treasurer of the American Physical Society from 1927-1937, Dean of the Graduate School in 1930, Vice President of the University in 1949 and Vice Chairman of the Central Advisory Committee to the Manhattan Engineering District during World War II.

Dr. Pegram was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Uranium in 1939 by President Roosevelt, immediately following the historical letter from Einstein about the importance of nuclear energy.