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C. Minot Weld

Mining Engineer

Centurion, 1912–1936

Full Name Christopher Minot Weld

Born 30 March 1876 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Died 9 January 1936 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, New York

Proposed by Henry Lloyd Smyth and John Greenough

Elected 4 May 1912 at age thirty-six

Archivist’s Note: Son of Francis M. Weld; brother of Francis M. Weld; son-in-law of Henry Rutgers Marshall; uncle of David Weld

Seconder of:

Century Memorial

Christopher Minot Weld, son-in-law of our well-remembered Centurion, Henry Rutgers Marshall, had seen service in high-grade engineering work throughout the world. He had been active in mining enterprises in Europe, China, Japan, Brazil, Cuba and India, as well as the United States.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1936 Century Association Yearbook