George Foster Peabody (July 27, 1852 – March 4, 1938) was born in Columbus, Georgia. He was educated there in private schools. A lifelong Democrat, he broke temporarily with the party in 1896 because of William Jennings Bryan's opposition to the gold standard. Instead, Peabody supported the National Democratic Party (United States) third ticket, as did his friend President Grover Cleveland. The National Democrats championed the gold standard and limited government. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Columbus is a city located in Muscogee County, Georgia. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ... The National Democratic Party or Gold Democrats was a short-lived political party of Grover Cleveland Democrats, who opposed William Jennings Bryan in 1896. ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ...

Peabody spent many years in realty and mining, serving as president, vice-president, or director of many firms, but retired in 1906 to pursue a life of public service. In 1904-1905, he was the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, then served as director of the General Education Board, treasurer of the Southern Education Board, and trustee of the American Church Institute for Negroes, of Hampton and Tuskegee institutes, of the University of Georgia, and the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. George Foster Peabody received honorary degrees from Harvard, Washington and Lee Universities, the University of Georgia. He donated the funds for the Peabody Awards and numerous other programs, buildings and schools at the University of Georgia. He married Katrina Trask, the widow of a close friend, on February 5, 1921, but she died in 1922. Real property is a legal term encompassing real estate and ownership interests in real estate. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ... The General Education Board was a philanthopy created by John D. Rockefeller and Frederick T. Gates in 1902. ... Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia. ... There is also the Tuskegee Airmen, a corps of African-American military pilots trained there during World War II Tuskegee University is an American institution of higher learning located in Tuskegee, Alabama. ... The University of Georgia, located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia, is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... Livingston Street building (circa 1930) Polytechnic University (Poly), located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is the United States second oldest private technology university, having been founded in 1854. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, located adjacent to Virginia Military Institute. ... The University of Georgia, located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia, is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ... A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Reference

• Source: This article is based largely on Who Was Who in America, Volume I: 1897–1942 (Chicago, 1942).
• David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito, "Gold Democrats and the Decline of Classical Liberalism, 1896-1900,"Independent Review 4 (Spring 2000), 555-75.

External link

• George Foster Peabody (1852–1938) and Peabody Park at UNCG - A lengthier biographical excerpt written by Louise Ware in the Dictionary of American Biography (23: 520–521, 1958)