City: Memphis
PERES, Hardwig, broker; born Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 6, 1859; Spanish and Dutch descent; son of Jacob Joseph and Eve (CHUTS) PERES; father, professor and minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Joseph and Sarah (DAVIDSON) PERES, maternal grandfather Rev. Bernard J. CHUTS; educated in Memphis (Tenn.) public schools and private school of his father, Prof. Jacob J. PERES; entered the brokerage business in early life; member Masons, Scottish Rite, Shrine, Elks, Y. M. H. A., Rex Club, and I. O. B. B.; Democrat; first president of Y. M. H. A., and one of the founders of the Jewish Spectator; formerly Venerable Master Mispah Lodge of Perfection Scottish Rite Masons; member of firm of Jacob J. Peres & Co., established 1859; member of the Jewish faith.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
