Gentleman/Civic Affairs
Centurion, 1882–1908
Born 26 January 1844 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 3 November 1908 in Catskill, New York
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery
, Bronx, New York
Proposed by Aaron J. Van der Poel, William Tracy, and F. S. Tallmadge
Elected 3 June 1882 at age thirty-eight
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
George William McLanahan was of Pennsylvania stock, but a New Yorker by birth, and by training. He became a member here twenty-six years ago, being sixty-three [sic: sixty-four] when he died. His life was devoted to work in the cause of the church and of his fellow men. He was a liberal and conscientious supporter of both religious and philanthropic enterprises whose work he approved. The turn of his mind was historical and artistic, so that by nature, temperament, and study, he was of our manner. The writing which he did was occasional, but it had the true journalistic instinct. In the national capital, where he lived during the later years of his life, he was also a great social favorite, being a member of the four important clubs of that city.
William Milligan Sloane
1909 Century Association Yearbook