Lawyer
Centurion, 1857–1887
Born 23 October 1803 in Middletown, Connecticut
Died 23 April 1887 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Henry L. Pierson
Elected 7 March 1857 at age fifty-three
Archivist’s Note: Birthdate calculated from his reported age at death of 83 years, 5 months, and 30 days
Century Memorial
Edward L. Youmans, C. N. Black, William D. Morgan, C. Wyllys Betts, Charles L. Perkins, Edmund H. Miller, Stephen C. Williams, Roswell D. Hitchcock, Woolsey Johnson, C. E. Detmold, Joseph C. Hutchinson [sic: misspelling of “Hutchison”], Aaron J. Vanderpoel, James B. Johnston, George P. Pomeroy, E. P. Carpenter, George H. Palmer and Chas. A. Rapallo.
These names were illustrious in nearly every sphere of life, and represent the highest stations on the Bench, in science, theology, law, medicine and mercantile pursuits.
Henry E. Howland
1888 Century Association Reports
