Peter William Cassey
Peter William Cassey | |
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Peter Williams Cassey, c. 1863 | |
| Born | October 13, 1831 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1917 (aged 85) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Peter Williams Cassey |
| Occupation(s) | School founder, Episcopal priest and deacon, educator, activist |
| Known for | The first African-American secondary school in California |
| Notable work | Phoenixonian Institute |
| Spouse | Anna Besent Cassey (married ?–1875; death) |
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Rev. Peter William Cassey (1831–1917) was an African-American 19th-century school founder, deacon, minister, educator, abolitionist, and political activist. He was a pioneer in Santa Clara County. Cassey founded the first African American secondary school in the state of California, the Phoenixonian Institute. Cassey also worked as a prominent barber and co-owned a shaving saloon in San Francisco; and had worked as Methodist clergy in North Carolina and Florida. His name was sometimes written as Peter Williams Cassey.