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Charles W. Rantoul

Manufacturer/Importer

Centurion, 1918–1933

Full Name Charles William Rantoul

Born 13 January 1865 in Newburyport, Massachusetts

Died 28 April 1933 in London, England

Buried Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts

Proposed by Philip Sawyer and Charles Howard Strong

Elected 4 May 1918 at age fifty-three

Century Memorial

Charles William Rantoul was one of the numerous practical business men on the Century’s list; he had been a member since the recent war. His active work during many years was in the paper-manufacturing industry, concerning which he had been called on by the government for authoritative expert reports.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1934 Century Association Yearbook