Title

John Wister (1829-1900), Active Iron Industrialist

Authors

Raymond DiLissio, La Salle University

Files

Description

John Wister was born on July 15, 1829 at Belfield (now sometimes called the Peale House), located here on campus. John was born to William Wister and Sarah Logan Wister; Sarah’s father, William Logan Fisher, originally bought the house from colonial painter Charles Wilson Peale. John was the second oldest of six boys in the family.

Publication Date

1998

Disciplines

American Material Culture | American Studies | Cultural History | History | United States History

Recommended Citation

DiLissio, Raymond, "John Wister (1829-1900), Active Iron Industrialist" (1998). People and Places. 5.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/people_places/5