John C. B. Pendleton
Pendleton, c. 1907
Biographical details
Born(1871-09-26)September 26, 1871
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1938(1938-02-12) (aged 66)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891, 1896–1897Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall16–19

John Chester Backus Pendleton[1] (September 26, 1871 – February 12, 1938) was an American football coach and stockbroker from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891[2] and from 1896 to 1897. He later became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange in 1897 and was employed thereafter as a stockbroker in that city.

Early years and Rutgers

1897 Rutgers football team coached by Pendleton

A native of Baltimore, Maryland,[3] Pendleton attended Princeton University.[4]

Pendleton served as the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891 and from 1896 to 1897. In three years as the head coach, he compiled a record of 16–19.[5]

Business and military career

At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Pendleton was living in Baltimore and working as a stockbroker.[6]

In the Quindecennial Record of Princeton's Class of 1892, issued in 1907, Pendleton was described as being "the stockbroking member of the '92 syndicate that runs Baltimore."[7] Pendleton wrote: "[T]he long, thing John, whom you once knew, is no more, as I now way two hundred and seventeen pounds in my birthday clothes. In the year 1897 I became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, in which business I am still engaged, being associated with the office of H. A. Harrick. In January of this year I was lifted from the depths of single misery by being married, at which event Alf. Riggs ably assisted as my best man."[7]

At the time of the 1910 United States Census, he was living with his wife and mother-in-law in Baltimore and was employed as a stockbroker.[8] He retired from stockbrokering in 1914. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Procurement Division at Washington, D.C. during World War I from August 20, 1918, to January 13, 1919.[9] At the time of the 1920 and 1930 United States Censuses, Pendleton was living in Baltimore with his wife Mildred and listed no employment in the census records.[10][11]

Personal life

In December 1906, The Washington Post announced as "one of the most important engagements of the year," that Pendleton, described as "a Princeton graduate and well-known clubman," had become engaged to Mildred Morris, described as "one of the best known and most accomplished girls in Baltimore."[12] The couple was married in Baltimore in January 1907.[13]

Pendleton died in 1938 after a long illness.[14]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1891–1897)
1891 Rutgers 8–6
1896 Rutgers 6–6
1897 Rutgers 2–7
Rutgers: 16–19
Total: 16–19

References

  1. ^ Christening record for John Chester Backus Pendleton, born Sept. 26, 1871, christened Nov. 12, 1871. Ancestry.com. Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line]. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1600–1995."
  2. ^ "Exchanges". The Rutgers Targum. New Brunswick, NJ. November 15, 1891. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ U.S. Passport Application dated July 10, 1894 for John C. B. Pendleton, born September 26, 1871, in Baltimore, Maryland. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #: 427.
  4. ^ Princeton yearbook, 1893, p. 47.
  5. ^ "John C.B. Pendleton Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  6. ^ Census record for John C. B. Pendleton, born Sept. 1871. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 613; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1240613.
  7. ^ a b Quindecennial Record of the Class of Ninety-Two of Princeton University. The Grafton Press. 1907. p. 182.
  8. ^ Census entry for John C. B. Pendleton, age 38, born in Maryland. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 4, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T624_553; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0046; ; FHL microfilm: 1374566.
  9. ^ Military service record for John Chester Backus Pendleton, 701 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD, born Sept. 26, 1871. Maryland in the World War 1917-1919 Military and Naval Service Records In Two Volumes and Case of Maps Volume II
  10. ^ Census entry for John B. Pendleton, age 48, born in Maryland, and wife Mildred M. Pendleton. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_661; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 802.
  11. ^ Census entry for John C. B. Pendleton, age 58, born in Maryland, not employed. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 855; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 163; Image: 579.0; FHL microfilm: 2340590.
  12. ^ "Social and Personal". The Washington Post. December 1, 1906. p. 12.
  13. ^ "Pendleton-Morris" (PDF). The New York Times. February 1, 1907.
  14. ^ The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 38, Number 22, page 530
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