Physician
Centurion, 1913–1919
Born 17 October 1838 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Died 28 May 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried Crown Hill Cemetery
, Indianapolis, Indiana
Proposed by Thomas Lathrop Stedman and Austin Flint Jr.
Elected 1 February 1913 at age seventy-four
Century Memorial
A Westerner by birth, Dr. James Ewing Mears had practiced in Philadelphia from the time of his graduation in medicine in 1865 until his retirement from active work, twenty years ago. Dr. Mears devoted much of his time to charitable work and gave liberally of his personal means for free medical and surgical instruction. His book on The Problem of Race Betterment attracted considerable discussion in medical circles.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1920 Century Association Yearbook
