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Benjamin L. Swan Jr.

Ship Chandler

Centurion, 1866–1892

Full Name Benjamin Lincoln Swan Jr.

Born 7 July 1818 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Died 11 April 1892 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Proposed by Otis D. Swan and David Van Nostrand

Elected 5 May 1866 at age forty-seven

Archivist’s Note: Brother of Otis D. Swan

Century Memorial

Charles Burrall Hoffman, Benjamin L. Swan, Jr., James C. Derby, and Samuel McLean, the last of whom was suddenly taken from us last Tuesday, were men of high character in the business world, where they were well known and prominent. The interests committed to their charge were served faithfully, and with marked integrity, and they have left behind them unsullied reputations.

Henry E. Howland
1893 Century Association Yearbook