He then accepted the pastorate of the Congregational church at Milton, Massachusetts.
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In 1884 he was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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It is recorded by Sir Archibald Geikie that he was christened Peter after his father and grandfather, and at first wrote his name Peter Lesley, Jr., but disliking the Christian appellation that had been given to him, he eventually transformed his signature by putting the J. of Junior at the beginning.
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