Facts:   - death date: 9 may 1921      - birth date: 21 july 1857    - name: peter townsend barlow    - death place: chicago , illinois , united states    - birth place: new york city , new york , united states    - occupation: lawyer and new york city magistrate   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter townsend barlow .
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peter townsend barlow -lrb- july 21 , 1857 -- may 9 , 1921 -rrb- was an american jurist who served as a new york city magistrate for nearly two decades .