Diplomat
Centurion, 1867–1887
Born 9 June 1837 in Burlington, Vermont
Died 12 November 1887 in Chicago, Illinois
Buried Lake View Cemetery
, Cleveland, Ohio
Proposed by John H. Gourlie and William T. Blodgett
Elected 5 October 1867 at age thirty
Century Memorial
Edward L. Youmans, C. N. Black, William D. Morgan, C. Wyllys Betts, Charles L. Perkins, Edmund H. Miller, Stephen C. Williams, Roswell D. Hitchcock, Woolsey Johnson, C. E. Detmold, Joseph C. Hutchinson [sic: misspelling of “Hutchison”], Aaron J. Vanderpoel, James B. Johnston, George P. Pomeroy, E. P. Carpenter, George H. Palmer and Chas. A. Rapallo.
These names were illustrious in nearly every sphere of life, and represent the highest stations on the Bench, in science, theology, law, medicine and mercantile pursuits.
Henry E. Howland
1888 Century Association Reports