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William F. Kip

Librarian, Bar Association

Centurion, 1901–1905

Full Name William Fargo Kip

Born 8 April 1855 in Buffalo, New York

Died 6 July 1905 in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York

Proposed by George Walton Green and Edward S. Martin

Elected 2 November 1901 at age forty-six

Century Memorial

William F. Kip had been a member of The Century but a few years. He was a gentleman of studious tastes, a linguist of unusual accomplishments, and a cultured lover of books. He was the Librarian of the Bar Association of New York City, and was Private Secretary to President Cleveland during his first term.

Edward Cary
1906 Century Association Yearbook