Physician
Centurion, 1890–1920
Born 19 July 1862 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 18 April 1920 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
, Sleepy Hollow, New York
Proposed by George A. Peters, Robert H. Robertson, and Edward W. Lambert
Elected 3 May 1890 at age twenty-seven
Archivist’s Note: Son of Thomas M. Markoe; brother of Francis H. Markoe; brother-in-law of Robert H. Robertson; uncle of T. Markoe Robertson
Proposer of:
Century Memorial
The tragic event which cut short the career of James W. Markoe removed from the ranks of medical practitioners a man of curiously varied qualities and attainments. To his professional colleagues he was best known for his resourcefulness, energy, and initiative, and for the fact that he was one of the small group of men in this country who brought the study of medicine from the old lecture system to the present system of combining lecture, recitation, clinical study, hospital, laboratory, and dispensary. But Dr. Markoe is likely to be still better remembered by the poor, who loved him for his ready response, his tireless service, and his unvarying gentleness in caring for their sick.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1921 Century Association Yearbook