Lawyer
Centurion, 1869–1874
Born 1810 in France
Died 14 October 1874 in Millburn, New Jersey
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York
Proposed by Edwin W. Stoughton and Charles F. Blake
Elected 6 March 1869 at about age fifty-nine
Century Memorial
The number of members who have died since the year began is ten. The names of Bristed, Pearson, Ogden, Gavitt [sic: Gavit], Keller, Pell, Sturges, Toppan, Beeckman, and Varnum, appear no longer on our roll. Some of these recal[l] the early days of the Century, when their presence and character aided to form its growth, and gave grace and strength to its youthful prime.
Augustus R. Macdonough
1875 Century Association Reports