DuBois, Patterson 上市 Deposited
Born in Philadelphia, son of William Ewing DuBois and Susana Eckfeldt. He was a descendant also of Robert Patterson and Adam Eckfeldt. Married Clara Green in 1875. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Employed in the assay department of the Philadelphia Mint in 1867. He became assistant assayer in 1882. He collected family documents and was an informal mint historian. He contributed an article to the AJN giving biographies of several mint officials. He resigned from the Mint October 1, 1886.
He was assistant editor of the Philadelphia Sunday School Times from 1886 to 1900. He was an author and lecturer on child culture and religious education. He died in Philadelphia.
bio: WWWA-1; WWWAmArt
- 1847-10-10
- Philadelphia
- 1917-08-08