Peter Demens

Peter Demens
Пётр Алексеевич Дементьев
Born
Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev

(1850-05-13)May 13, 1850
Vesyegonsky District, Tver Oblast, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 21, 1919(1919-01-21) (aged 68)
Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.
EducationFirst Technical School of Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupation(s)Forester, lumber businessman, railway owner
Known forCo-founder of St. Petersburg, Florida
SpouseRaisa Borisenko
Children5

Peter Demens (May 13 [O.S. May 1] 1850 – January 21, 1919),[1] born Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Дементьев), was a Russian nobleman who migrated in 1881 to the United States and became a railway owner and one of the founders of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

  1. ^ Full Steam Ahead! The Story of Peter Demens. Founder of St. Petersburg, Florida. Albert Parry. p. 4 & p. 47 Great Outdoors Publishing Company. 1987. ISBN 0-8200-1034-0