# Peter Ballantine > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Ballantine > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Ballantine.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ballantine > Source revision: 1313809840 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American businessman (1791–1883) Peter Ballantine Peter Ballantine ca. 1880. Born (1791-11-16)November 16, 1791 Dundee, Scotland Died January 23, 1883(1883-01-23) (aged 91) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Known for P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company Spouse Julia Wilson ​ ​ (m. 1830; died 1868)​ Children 3, including John Relatives Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (great-grandson) Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (great-great-grandson) Rodney Frelinghuysen (great-great-great-grandson) **Peter Ballantine** (November 16, 1791 – January 23, 1883) was the founder of [Patterson & Ballantine Brewing Company](/source/Patterson_%26_Ballantine_Brewing_Company) in 1840 in [Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey), [United States](/source/United_States). ## Early life He was born on November 16, 1791, in [Dundee](/source/Dundee), Scotland. He decided to leave Scotland due to the "pressure of poverty and the call to great achievement."[1] ## Career In 1820, Ballantine emigrated to [Albany, New York](/source/Albany%2C_New_York) where he learned brewing. By 1830, he had established his own brewery there. In 1840, he moved to [Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey), and partnered with Erastus Patterson to form [P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company](/source/P._Ballantine_and_Sons_Brewing_Company), and leased the old High Street Brewery that had been built in 1805 by John R. Cumming.[1] In 1845, Ballantine pulled out of the partnership, and, five years later, built his own brewery on the [Passaic River](/source/Passaic_River), known as [P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company](/source/P._Ballantine_and_Sons_Brewing_Company). In 1857, he took his sons as partners,[2] and he became the wealthiest man in Newark.[1] ## Personal life In 1830, Ballantine married Julia Wilson (1796–1868), daughter of David Wilson and Abigail Gillespie, of [Troy, New York](/source/Troy%2C_New_York). Together, Peter and Julia were the parents of the following children, all of whom were born in [Albany](/source/Albany%2C_New_York):[1] - Peter Hood Ballantine (1831–1882), who married the English-born Isabella Linen (1835–1911).[1] - [John Holme Ballantine](/source/John_Holme_Ballantine) (1834–1895), who married Jeannette Boyd (1838–1919).[3] - Robert Francis Ballantine (1836–1905), who married Anna Elizabeth Brown (1838–1926) of New Jersey.[4] His wife died in Newark on June 7, 1868 of "remittent fever".[1] Peter Ballantine died at his home in [Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey), aged 91 after three weeks of [bronchitis](/source/Bronchitis), on January 23, 1883. He was buried in [Mount Pleasant Cemetery](/source/Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery_(Newark%2C_New_Jersey)) in Newark.[2] ### Descendants Through his eldest son, he was the grandfather of Sara Linen Ballantine (1858–1940), who married the lawyer, and eventual president of the Ballantine breweries, [George Griswold Frelinghuysen](/source/George_Griswold_Frelinghuysen) (1851–1936),[5] a son of [U.S. Senator](/source/U.S._Senator) and [U.S. Secretary of State](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_State) [Frederick T. Frelinghuysen](/source/Frederick_Theodore_Frelinghuysen).[6] He was a great-grandfather to [Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming](/source/Peter_Hood_Ballantine_Cumming) (1910–1988), who held political office ([Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey](/source/Mayor_of_Rumson%2C_New_Jersey), 1950–51) and was a noted business executive (Textile Banking Company, Iselin-Jefferson Financial Company, H.A. Caesar & Company).[7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Lee1910_1-5) Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). [*Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ...*](https://books.google.com/books?id=S5E-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1065) Lewis historical Publishing Company. pp. 1063–1067. Retrieved 19 February 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_2-1) ["Peter Ballantine"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/01/24/106246538.pdf) (PDF). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. January 24, 1883. Retrieved 2008-06-29. Peter Ballantine, of the firm of Ballantine Sons, one of the best-known brewers and maltsters in the country, died yesterday morning at his home in Newark, New Jersey... 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["John H. Ballantine"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/04/28/102511778.pdf) (PDF). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. April 28, 1895. Retrieved 2008-07-01. John H. Ballantine, of the firms of Ballantine & Sons ... 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mrs. Anna E. Ballantine. Prominent Resident of Newark, N.J., Dies in Her 89th Year"](https://www.nytimes.com/1926/11/13/archives/mrs-anna-e-ballantine-prominent-resident-of-newark-nj-dies-in-her.html). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. November 13, 1926. Retrieved 2008-07-01. Anna Elizabeth Ballantine, 88 years old, a well-known resident of Newark, N.J., died yesterday in her home at 37 Washington Street... 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1881Wedding_5-0)** ["Ballantine Frelinghuysen"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/04/27/98655509.pdf) (PDF). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. April 27, 1881. Retrieved 2008-07-01. Trinity Church, in Newark, was crowded yesterday by one of the most brilliant wedding parties ever seen in that city. Many persons were present from New-York, and nearly every section of New-Jersey was represented in the audience of 1,200 persons. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GGFObit1936_6-0)** ["G.G. Frelinghuysen Dies. Son of Arthur's Secretary Of State Was Lawyer"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/04/22/88653602.pdf) (PDF). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. April 22, 1936. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-PHBCbit1988_7-0)** ["Peter H. B. Cumming, 78, Retired Executive"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDB1230F93BA25752C1A96E948260). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. November 18, 1988. Retrieved 2008-06-29. Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming, a retired executive and former mayor of Rumson, N.J., died of cancer Wednesday at his home in Little Silver, N.J. He was 78 years old. ## External links - [Peter Ballantine](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140716722) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Ballantine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ballantine) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ballantine?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.