EDGAR D. PEIXOTTO 

Edgar D. Peixotto, attorney at law, residing in San Francisco, is almost a native son. He was born in New York city, coming of a talented family. His uncle, Benjamin F. Peixotto, is a man of great influence there, holding a prominent place in the counsels of the Republican party. He was Consul to Roumania, and was afterward sent to Lyons, where he resided as a representative of this Government for over eight years; and his consular reports were regarding as models on account of the information they contained, which was so well adapted for the benefit of business men in the United States. On the inauguration of President Cleveland’s administration he was recalled, since which time he has practiced his profession in New York. Mr. Peixotto’s father, Raphael Peixotto, is a well known and respected merchant of this city, a member of the firm of Peixotto & Silverman, on Market street. Our subject was a child when brought here, in 1869, by his parents, who came by way of the Isthmus of Panama. 

After graduating at the Boys’ High School, he attended Hastings College of Law, studied diligently and graduated before he was twenty-one; and he almost immediately entered into successful practice. But he interrupted it by spending a year in Europe, for the sake of a general education. Since his return he has devoted himself closely to his profession, and with marked success, both in civil and criminal cases. He was counsel for Mah Him in that sensational criminal case, where his client was charged with murder, and was acquitted after a hard fight in the courts. As one of the counsel in the case of Sidney Bell, the notorious highwayman, he made a marked impression as an advocate and lawyer, as well as in a number of other capital cases in which his services have been enlisted. Although young in his profession, Mr. Peixotto has certainly made a creditable advance, and his success points to a bright future. 

Transcribed by Donna L. Becker 

Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 485, Lewis Publishing Co., 1892