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John L. Wilkie

Lawyer

Centurion, 1908–1936

Full Name John Lincoln Wilkie

Born 8 January 1865 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Died 22 July 1936 in Newburgh, New York

Buried Woodlawn Cemetery Association, New Windsor, New York

Proposed by Howard Mansfield and John W. Brannan

Elected 6 June 1908 at age forty-three

Century Memorial

John L. Wilkie had been closely identified with development of public utilities in the Central Hudson Valley. His legal experience made him in request as organizer of and attorney for corporations. But his avocations reached into music and philanthropy, each of which activities had the benefit of his expert judgment.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1937 Century Association Yearbook