The New York herald., 1922-08-18
Death Of Viscount EXmouth
Puts G. f. Pellew in
Line for Title.
GOES TO FATHER, AGED 94
Columbia University Professor
Likely to Go to England
to Make Claim.

Through the death in England yes
terday Of Viscount Exmouth after a
surgical operation the title, which has
been an illustrious one in the history
of the royal navy, passes to Henry
Edward Pel.ew of Washington, D. c.,
who is "a years old and who for fifty
years has been an American citizen.
His son. who will become heir to the
peerage and title on the death of his
father. is Charles Ernest Pellew of 90
East Fifty-sixth street, New York.
who for many years has been pro-
fessor of chemistry in Columbia Uni
yersity. A reporter for THE New YORK
HERALD, who read to him a London
cable dispatch, conveyed to the Column
bia professor last evening the first
news he had received that the death
Of Lord Exmouth had brought him in
direct line to inherit the title.
Henry Edward Pellew OF Washing
ton is the great-uncle Of the Niscount
who died yesterday. Although the
senior Mr.. Pellew was born In Canter-
New York in 1873 and became an Amer
lean citizen. In 1858 he married Miss
Eliza Jay, daughter of Judge William
law OF this city. She died in 1858 and
in 1873 Mr.. Pellew married her sister,
Augusta Jay The first wife was the
mother OF Prof. Charles Ernest Peliew,
who was born in London in 1863.
During his New York city residence
Henry Edward Pellew. who becomes
Lord Exmouth. was active in organizing
the Bureau OF Charities In association
with Abram $. Hewitt and Iheodore
Roosevelt Sr.. father of President Roose-
velt He was prominent also in tene-
ment house reform and in organizing
free circulating libraries, coffee houses
and night refugees. He was president
OF the New York Society for Improving
the Condition OF the Poor. the Sanitary
Reform Association and st. Georges So
ciety.
since 1888 the new Lord Exmouth has
lived In Washington at 1887 Massacnu-
setts avenue, but he has passed the sum
mers usually at his country nome IN
Sharon, Conn. In Washington ne mas
taken a deep interest In work TOT the
negroes. in the building of the Washing
ton Protestant Episcopal Cathedral and
In all the ecclesiastical affairs OF that
diocese He Is member OF the Century
and the University clubs OF New YORK
and OF the Metropolitan Club OF wash
ington. His father was the Hon. ana
Rev. George Peilew, d. D., Dean OF
Norwich, and his mother was Frances
Addington, daughter Of the Viscount Sid
mouth.
When seen at his home last night
Prof. Charles Ernest Pellew. heir to the
title. said that because OF his fathers
advanced age the duty of going TO Eng
land 70 participate in the settlement OF
the estate probably would devolve upon
himself. His fathers American citizen
ship would In no way bar him. Prof. Pei
lew said, from the succession.
Prof Pellew was graduated from Co
lumbia in 1884 and two years later mar
ried Miss Margaret w. Chandler OF this
city. who died last May. No son was
born of the union. but daughter. Anna,
now is travelling In the West. Prof. Pei
lew IL the author OF several manuals OF
chemistry and Is a member OF the
American Federation of Arts. the Ameri-
can Chemical Society and a fellow or
the New York Academy OF Sciences.