Peter Deshong

Peter Deshong (1781 – December 26, 1827) was an American businessman and banker in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Deshong was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to French immigrants Peter and Susanna (Gilman) DeShaw.

[2] Deshong was the owner of the Lapidea Grist Mill on Crum Creek in Ridley, Pennsylvania, from 1803 to 1808.

[3] In the 1820s, Deshong owned the sloop "Mary and Louisa" which sailed the Delaware River twice weekly carrying cargo between Chester and Philadelphia.

Peter Deshong was one of the incorporators of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1818 and served as a vestryman for 20 years.