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F. E. Prime

U.S. Army

Centurion, 1853–unknown

Full Name Frederick Edward Prime

Born 24 September 1829 in Florence, Italy

Died 12 August 1900 in Litchfield, Connecticut

Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Proposed by William Bayard Hoffman

Elected 5 February 1853 at age twenty-three

Archivist’s Note: There is a possibility that he did not join the club despite documentation of his election, as his name does not appear in any subsequent printed rosters of membership. He may have chosen not to “qualify” for membership (i.e., pay initiation fees). The Century Association has traditionally recognized such cases as former members, however, as rosters were not published annually and it is possible he joined between printings.