Railroad Officer/Public Servant
Centurion, 1855–1889
Born 27 November 1810 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 18 May 1889 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Thomas R. Foster
Elected 6 June 1855 at age forty-four
Century Memorial
George J. Forrest was for a long time a Commissioner of Emigration of this city, and held many positions of trust. He was always known as a gentleman of high character, who justified in every instance the confidence reposed in him.
Henry E. Howland
1890 Century Association Yearbook
