Husband of Fannie (Brinkerhoff) Ryle, aged 42 years.
Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle. Peter's father, John Ryle, is regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
Peter Ryle worked in the family silk manufacturing business but also became a corporation attorney, in partnership with Eugene Stevenson, Esq., in Paterson. Peter Ryle was also one of the founders of the Passaic County Bar Association.
****************************************************
OBITUARY, Paterson (NJ) Daily Press, 10/9/1893.
PETER RYLE IS DEAD.
THE POPULAR LAWYER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPIRED THIS MORNING - THE SAD EVENT CAUSED A PROFOUND SENSATION - SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE DECEASED.
Mr. Peter Ryle, President of the Board of Public Works, and a well known and popular lawyer, died this morning at his country home above Haledon, at 9:15 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks from typhoid fever. Mr. Ryle had been in a precarious condition for several days past and little hope had been entertained of his recovery. Yesterday, while attended by his faithful wife and members of his family, a change for the worse was noticed, and from that time the patient began to sink steadily throughout the night and until death relieved his suffering this morning. Mr. Ryle was a son of the late John Ryle, the pioneer of the silk industry in Paterson, and a brother of Messrs. Reuben, William and Thomas M. Ryle. The remains were brought to Mr. Ryle's city home on Church Street. The funeral will probably take place on Thursday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The deceased was born in this city on September 23, 1851, and was therefore 42 years of age. He leaves a wife and two children, John, aged 11, and Margaret, aged 8. Mr. Ryle married Miss Fannie L. Brinkerhoff. He received his education in the public schools of this city, and studied law under the late ex-Senator, Henry A. Williams. He afterwards attended the Columbia College Law School, of which he was a graduate. Mr. Ryle after receiving his diploma entered into the practice of law in Paterson and afterward became a partner with Mr. Eugene Stevenson under the firm name of Stevenson and Ryle. This partnership was dissolved about five years ago. Mr. Ryle continued to practice and opened an office in the Stevenson building on Washington Street. At the time of his death he was a lucrative business in his profession.
Mr. Ryle was a man of exceedingly active temperament and was engaged in many enterprises of a local nature and friends believe that it was these many interests that he was called on to watch, that primarily superinduced his death. Mental worry it is said was what caused the breaking down of a constitution that was not very strong at best, Mr. Ryle being of a rather delicate physique. He had been complaining of ill health during the summer and typhoid fever set in and later was the cause of his death. The deceased was a brainy man and enjoyed great popularity and a wide circle of friends. In politics, he was a Republican and in 1880, he received the honor of a nomination for Mayor on the Republican ticket against Nathan Barnert. Mr. Ryle failed of election by only 72 votes. When the Board of Public Works was organized last year, Mr. Ryle received the appointment of Commissioner at the hands of Mayor Beveridge and he was elected president for the year and was also further honored this Spring by re-election to the presidency.
Mr. Ryle's business interests were as extensive as they were varied. About two years ago, he became actively interest with Mr. William H. Belcher in the starting of a dime savings bank in Paterson. He took the greatest possible interest in this project and a charter was applied for, but through a technicality, one could not be obtained for Paterson. However, when this was learned a charter was secured for the starting of the Silk City Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and the dime savings bank feature was embodied in the workings of this company. Mr. Ryle believed with Mr. Belcher that such a venture would become very popular, as it has in other places, and the success of the Company which started business last Spring shows that his judgment was excellent. When the company was formed, Mr. Ryle was elected President, this honor being conferred upon him by the Board of Directors in recognition of his valuable services. Mr. Ryle was one of the largest stockholders in the company. He was Vice-President of the Pioneer Silk Company. This company was founded by the late John Ryle and his five sons, Reuben, John, William, Peter and Thomas M. Ryle. With the death of Peter Ryle, three of the founders of the business have been removed, death having previously called Mr. John Ryle, and his son, John, who died a few years ago at Allentown, Pa., where he was in charge of the company's mill at that place. Peter Ryle was President of the New Jersey Brown Stone Company, whose extensive quarries are located at Haledon, and of the Fidelity Storage Company. He was also largely interested in other business enterprises. With all these to look after, and his extensive law practice, Mr. Ryle was an exceedingly busy man, but despite the demands on his time, he was always ready to receive anyone at his office and his courtesy in all his business and social relations was proverbial. Mr. Ryle, until quite recently, was secretary of the Hamilton Club, but was compelled to resign on account of his time being so largely engrossed by his business affairs.
The deceased was an eloquent speaker and at times exhibited bursts of oratory that earned for him among his friends that pleasant title of the "silver tongued orator of Paterson." Mr. Ryle at the time of his death was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church and a meeting of the vestry has been called for this evening to take action on his death, and it is the desire of the family that the vestrymen act as bearers at his funeral.
A meeting of the Bar of Passaic County will be held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock at the office of Judge John Hopper on Market Street to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Ryle.
Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle. Peter's father, John Ryle, is regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
Peter Ryle worked in the family silk manufacturing business but also became a corporation attorney, in partnership with Eugene Stevenson, Esq., in Paterson. Peter Ryle was also one of the founders of the Passaic County Bar Association.
****************************************************
OBITUARY, Paterson (NJ) Daily Press, 10/9/1893.
PETER RYLE IS DEAD.
THE POPULAR LAWYER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPIRED THIS MORNING - THE SAD EVENT CAUSED A PROFOUND SENSATION - SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE DECEASED.
Mr. Peter Ryle, President of the Board of Public Works, and a well known and popular lawyer, died this morning at his country home above Haledon, at 9:15 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks from typhoid fever. Mr. Ryle had been in a precarious condition for several days past and little hope had been entertained of his recovery. Yesterday, while attended by his faithful wife and members of his family, a change for the worse was noticed, and from that time the patient began to sink steadily throughout the night and until death relieved his suffering this morning. Mr. Ryle was a son of the late John Ryle, the pioneer of the silk industry in Paterson, and a brother of Messrs. Reuben, William and Thomas M. Ryle. The remains were brought to Mr. Ryle's city home on Church Street. The funeral will probably take place on Thursday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The deceased was born in this city on September 23, 1851, and was therefore 42 years of age. He leaves a wife and two children, John, aged 11, and Margaret, aged 8. Mr. Ryle married Miss Fannie L. Brinkerhoff. He received his education in the public schools of this city, and studied law under the late ex-Senator, Henry A. Williams. He afterwards attended the Columbia College Law School, of which he was a graduate. Mr. Ryle after receiving his diploma entered into the practice of law in Paterson and afterward became a partner with Mr. Eugene Stevenson under the firm name of Stevenson and Ryle. This partnership was dissolved about five years ago. Mr. Ryle continued to practice and opened an office in the Stevenson building on Washington Street. At the time of his death he was a lucrative business in his profession.
Mr. Ryle was a man of exceedingly active temperament and was engaged in many enterprises of a local nature and friends believe that it was these many interests that he was called on to watch, that primarily superinduced his death. Mental worry it is said was what caused the breaking down of a constitution that was not very strong at best, Mr. Ryle being of a rather delicate physique. He had been complaining of ill health during the summer and typhoid fever set in and later was the cause of his death. The deceased was a brainy man and enjoyed great popularity and a wide circle of friends. In politics, he was a Republican and in 1880, he received the honor of a nomination for Mayor on the Republican ticket against Nathan Barnert. Mr. Ryle failed of election by only 72 votes. When the Board of Public Works was organized last year, Mr. Ryle received the appointment of Commissioner at the hands of Mayor Beveridge and he was elected president for the year and was also further honored this Spring by re-election to the presidency.
Mr. Ryle's business interests were as extensive as they were varied. About two years ago, he became actively interest with Mr. William H. Belcher in the starting of a dime savings bank in Paterson. He took the greatest possible interest in this project and a charter was applied for, but through a technicality, one could not be obtained for Paterson. However, when this was learned a charter was secured for the starting of the Silk City Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and the dime savings bank feature was embodied in the workings of this company. Mr. Ryle believed with Mr. Belcher that such a venture would become very popular, as it has in other places, and the success of the Company which started business last Spring shows that his judgment was excellent. When the company was formed, Mr. Ryle was elected President, this honor being conferred upon him by the Board of Directors in recognition of his valuable services. Mr. Ryle was one of the largest stockholders in the company. He was Vice-President of the Pioneer Silk Company. This company was founded by the late John Ryle and his five sons, Reuben, John, William, Peter and Thomas M. Ryle. With the death of Peter Ryle, three of the founders of the business have been removed, death having previously called Mr. John Ryle, and his son, John, who died a few years ago at Allentown, Pa., where he was in charge of the company's mill at that place. Peter Ryle was President of the New Jersey Brown Stone Company, whose extensive quarries are located at Haledon, and of the Fidelity Storage Company. He was also largely interested in other business enterprises. With all these to look after, and his extensive law practice, Mr. Ryle was an exceedingly busy man, but despite the demands on his time, he was always ready to receive anyone at his office and his courtesy in all his business and social relations was proverbial. Mr. Ryle, until quite recently, was secretary of the Hamilton Club, but was compelled to resign on account of his time being so largely engrossed by his business affairs.
The deceased was an eloquent speaker and at times exhibited bursts of oratory that earned for him among his friends that pleasant title of the "silver tongued orator of Paterson." Mr. Ryle at the time of his death was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church and a meeting of the vestry has been called for this evening to take action on his death, and it is the desire of the family that the vestrymen act as bearers at his funeral.
A meeting of the Bar of Passaic County will be held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock at the office of Judge John Hopper on Market Street to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Ryle.
Husband of Fannie (Brinkerhoff) Ryle, aged 42 years.
Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle. Peter's father, John Ryle, is regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
Peter Ryle worked in the family silk manufacturing business but also became a corporation attorney, in partnership with Eugene Stevenson, Esq., in Paterson. Peter Ryle was also one of the founders of the Passaic County Bar Association.
****************************************************
OBITUARY, Paterson (NJ) Daily Press, 10/9/1893.
PETER RYLE IS DEAD.
THE POPULAR LAWYER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPIRED THIS MORNING - THE SAD EVENT CAUSED A PROFOUND SENSATION - SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE DECEASED.
Mr. Peter Ryle, President of the Board of Public Works, and a well known and popular lawyer, died this morning at his country home above Haledon, at 9:15 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks from typhoid fever. Mr. Ryle had been in a precarious condition for several days past and little hope had been entertained of his recovery. Yesterday, while attended by his faithful wife and members of his family, a change for the worse was noticed, and from that time the patient began to sink steadily throughout the night and until death relieved his suffering this morning. Mr. Ryle was a son of the late John Ryle, the pioneer of the silk industry in Paterson, and a brother of Messrs. Reuben, William and Thomas M. Ryle. The remains were brought to Mr. Ryle's city home on Church Street. The funeral will probably take place on Thursday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The deceased was born in this city on September 23, 1851, and was therefore 42 years of age. He leaves a wife and two children, John, aged 11, and Margaret, aged 8. Mr. Ryle married Miss Fannie L. Brinkerhoff. He received his education in the public schools of this city, and studied law under the late ex-Senator, Henry A. Williams. He afterwards attended the Columbia College Law School, of which he was a graduate. Mr. Ryle after receiving his diploma entered into the practice of law in Paterson and afterward became a partner with Mr. Eugene Stevenson under the firm name of Stevenson and Ryle. This partnership was dissolved about five years ago. Mr. Ryle continued to practice and opened an office in the Stevenson building on Washington Street. At the time of his death he was a lucrative business in his profession.
Mr. Ryle was a man of exceedingly active temperament and was engaged in many enterprises of a local nature and friends believe that it was these many interests that he was called on to watch, that primarily superinduced his death. Mental worry it is said was what caused the breaking down of a constitution that was not very strong at best, Mr. Ryle being of a rather delicate physique. He had been complaining of ill health during the summer and typhoid fever set in and later was the cause of his death. The deceased was a brainy man and enjoyed great popularity and a wide circle of friends. In politics, he was a Republican and in 1880, he received the honor of a nomination for Mayor on the Republican ticket against Nathan Barnert. Mr. Ryle failed of election by only 72 votes. When the Board of Public Works was organized last year, Mr. Ryle received the appointment of Commissioner at the hands of Mayor Beveridge and he was elected president for the year and was also further honored this Spring by re-election to the presidency.
Mr. Ryle's business interests were as extensive as they were varied. About two years ago, he became actively interest with Mr. William H. Belcher in the starting of a dime savings bank in Paterson. He took the greatest possible interest in this project and a charter was applied for, but through a technicality, one could not be obtained for Paterson. However, when this was learned a charter was secured for the starting of the Silk City Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and the dime savings bank feature was embodied in the workings of this company. Mr. Ryle believed with Mr. Belcher that such a venture would become very popular, as it has in other places, and the success of the Company which started business last Spring shows that his judgment was excellent. When the company was formed, Mr. Ryle was elected President, this honor being conferred upon him by the Board of Directors in recognition of his valuable services. Mr. Ryle was one of the largest stockholders in the company. He was Vice-President of the Pioneer Silk Company. This company was founded by the late John Ryle and his five sons, Reuben, John, William, Peter and Thomas M. Ryle. With the death of Peter Ryle, three of the founders of the business have been removed, death having previously called Mr. John Ryle, and his son, John, who died a few years ago at Allentown, Pa., where he was in charge of the company's mill at that place. Peter Ryle was President of the New Jersey Brown Stone Company, whose extensive quarries are located at Haledon, and of the Fidelity Storage Company. He was also largely interested in other business enterprises. With all these to look after, and his extensive law practice, Mr. Ryle was an exceedingly busy man, but despite the demands on his time, he was always ready to receive anyone at his office and his courtesy in all his business and social relations was proverbial. Mr. Ryle, until quite recently, was secretary of the Hamilton Club, but was compelled to resign on account of his time being so largely engrossed by his business affairs.
The deceased was an eloquent speaker and at times exhibited bursts of oratory that earned for him among his friends that pleasant title of the "silver tongued orator of Paterson." Mr. Ryle at the time of his death was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church and a meeting of the vestry has been called for this evening to take action on his death, and it is the desire of the family that the vestrymen act as bearers at his funeral.
A meeting of the Bar of Passaic County will be held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock at the office of Judge John Hopper on Market Street to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Ryle.
Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle. Peter's father, John Ryle, is regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
Peter Ryle worked in the family silk manufacturing business but also became a corporation attorney, in partnership with Eugene Stevenson, Esq., in Paterson. Peter Ryle was also one of the founders of the Passaic County Bar Association.
****************************************************
OBITUARY, Paterson (NJ) Daily Press, 10/9/1893.
PETER RYLE IS DEAD.
THE POPULAR LAWYER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXPIRED THIS MORNING - THE SAD EVENT CAUSED A PROFOUND SENSATION - SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE DECEASED.
Mr. Peter Ryle, President of the Board of Public Works, and a well known and popular lawyer, died this morning at his country home above Haledon, at 9:15 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks from typhoid fever. Mr. Ryle had been in a precarious condition for several days past and little hope had been entertained of his recovery. Yesterday, while attended by his faithful wife and members of his family, a change for the worse was noticed, and from that time the patient began to sink steadily throughout the night and until death relieved his suffering this morning. Mr. Ryle was a son of the late John Ryle, the pioneer of the silk industry in Paterson, and a brother of Messrs. Reuben, William and Thomas M. Ryle. The remains were brought to Mr. Ryle's city home on Church Street. The funeral will probably take place on Thursday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The deceased was born in this city on September 23, 1851, and was therefore 42 years of age. He leaves a wife and two children, John, aged 11, and Margaret, aged 8. Mr. Ryle married Miss Fannie L. Brinkerhoff. He received his education in the public schools of this city, and studied law under the late ex-Senator, Henry A. Williams. He afterwards attended the Columbia College Law School, of which he was a graduate. Mr. Ryle after receiving his diploma entered into the practice of law in Paterson and afterward became a partner with Mr. Eugene Stevenson under the firm name of Stevenson and Ryle. This partnership was dissolved about five years ago. Mr. Ryle continued to practice and opened an office in the Stevenson building on Washington Street. At the time of his death he was a lucrative business in his profession.
Mr. Ryle was a man of exceedingly active temperament and was engaged in many enterprises of a local nature and friends believe that it was these many interests that he was called on to watch, that primarily superinduced his death. Mental worry it is said was what caused the breaking down of a constitution that was not very strong at best, Mr. Ryle being of a rather delicate physique. He had been complaining of ill health during the summer and typhoid fever set in and later was the cause of his death. The deceased was a brainy man and enjoyed great popularity and a wide circle of friends. In politics, he was a Republican and in 1880, he received the honor of a nomination for Mayor on the Republican ticket against Nathan Barnert. Mr. Ryle failed of election by only 72 votes. When the Board of Public Works was organized last year, Mr. Ryle received the appointment of Commissioner at the hands of Mayor Beveridge and he was elected president for the year and was also further honored this Spring by re-election to the presidency.
Mr. Ryle's business interests were as extensive as they were varied. About two years ago, he became actively interest with Mr. William H. Belcher in the starting of a dime savings bank in Paterson. He took the greatest possible interest in this project and a charter was applied for, but through a technicality, one could not be obtained for Paterson. However, when this was learned a charter was secured for the starting of the Silk City Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and the dime savings bank feature was embodied in the workings of this company. Mr. Ryle believed with Mr. Belcher that such a venture would become very popular, as it has in other places, and the success of the Company which started business last Spring shows that his judgment was excellent. When the company was formed, Mr. Ryle was elected President, this honor being conferred upon him by the Board of Directors in recognition of his valuable services. Mr. Ryle was one of the largest stockholders in the company. He was Vice-President of the Pioneer Silk Company. This company was founded by the late John Ryle and his five sons, Reuben, John, William, Peter and Thomas M. Ryle. With the death of Peter Ryle, three of the founders of the business have been removed, death having previously called Mr. John Ryle, and his son, John, who died a few years ago at Allentown, Pa., where he was in charge of the company's mill at that place. Peter Ryle was President of the New Jersey Brown Stone Company, whose extensive quarries are located at Haledon, and of the Fidelity Storage Company. He was also largely interested in other business enterprises. With all these to look after, and his extensive law practice, Mr. Ryle was an exceedingly busy man, but despite the demands on his time, he was always ready to receive anyone at his office and his courtesy in all his business and social relations was proverbial. Mr. Ryle, until quite recently, was secretary of the Hamilton Club, but was compelled to resign on account of his time being so largely engrossed by his business affairs.
The deceased was an eloquent speaker and at times exhibited bursts of oratory that earned for him among his friends that pleasant title of the "silver tongued orator of Paterson." Mr. Ryle at the time of his death was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church and a meeting of the vestry has been called for this evening to take action on his death, and it is the desire of the family that the vestrymen act as bearers at his funeral.
A meeting of the Bar of Passaic County will be held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock at the office of Judge John Hopper on Market Street to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Ryle.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
