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Earliest Members of the Century Association

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Moses Taylor

Merchant/Banker

Centurion, 1847–unknown

Born 11 January 1806 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Died 23 May 1882 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Proposed by William Kemble

Elected 2 October 1847 at age forty-one

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.