Padelford Packet Boat Company
Padelford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Padelford (1799–1870), American businessman * Frederick Morgan Padelford (1875–1942), American professor and author *Seth Padelford Seth Padelford (October 3, 1807 – August 26, 1878) was the 31st Governor of Rhode Island from 1869 to 1873. Biography Padelford was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. He worked as a grocer, as well as serving on the City Council of Providence ...

Edward Padelford
Edward Nathaniel Packard Padelford (April 30, 1799 – June 27, 1870) was an American businessman, prominent in Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the city’s longest-serving merchants and most respected citizens, and was a board member of a large number of companies. At the time of his death, he was among the wealthiest of merchants in the American South.''A Short Biography of Edward Padelford''
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Frederick Morgan Padelford
Frederick Morgan Padelford (1875–1942), pronounced Pa-DEL-ford, was an American professor and author. He worked at the University of Washington in Seattle for 41 years. He chaired the English Department and served as dean of the graduate school. The Orbis Cascade Alliance has a collection of his papers. Padelford graduated with a B.A. from Colby College (1896) and a PhD from Yale (1899). He also received an LLD from Mills College in 1936. He was a Spenserian scholar. A review of one of his works described him as writing with great spirit and mastery of evidence. He married Jessie Elizabeth (Bessie) Pepper (1874–1967). Her father was President of Colby College. Their children were Morgan, Charlie, Eunice, and Philip Sidney Padelford (June 8, 1912 – October 12, 2009). Padelford Hall, a building on the University of Washington Seattle campus, was named in his honor. Bibliography *'' The Political and Ecclesiastical Allegory of the First Book of the Faerie Queene'' (1911) pu ...
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