Stephen Hyatt Pell or Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell was the son of John Howland Pell and Caroline Hyatt. He was born in Flushing Meadows, New York and died in New York City, New York. Pell was married to Sarah Gibbs Thompson, the daughter of Robert Means Thompson, a mining investor and operator founder of International Nickel, the forerunner of Vale Inco. Pell was a history enthusiast and collector who restored the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century fort built by the Canadians and the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in upstate New York in the United States...

.. From 1944-1949 Pell served as president of the American Numismatic Society

American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society is a New York City-based organization dedicated to the study of coins and medals.-Introduction:...

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• USGenNet: Stephen Hyatt Pell