Merchant (Leather)
Centurion, 1853–1876
Born 8 November 1812 in Catskill, New York
Died 18 October 1876 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
, Sleepy Hollow, New York
Proposed by Charles M. Leupp
Elected 5 November 1853 at age forty
Century Memorial
[George Palen] ranked among the oldest members of the Club, and for twenty-six years [sic: twenty-three] had been interested in its objects, and active in its councils. Although reluctant to hold any of its offices, he did efficient service as one of that solid substantial group of members, always depended on to maintain its traditions, always consulted upon important questions affecting its management.
Augustus R. Macdonough
1877 Century Association Reports
