Civil Engineer
Centurion, 1915–1929
Born 24 June 1857 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Died 19 September 1929 in Stamford, Connecticut
Proposed by Walter Eyre Lambert and Charles Wisner
Elected 6 February 1915 at age fifty-seven
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
One of the very familiar faces in the Century was that of Richard Charles Rathborne. He somehow fitted into the Club’s every-day scene, knew nearly every one and had a friendly greeting for those whom he did not know. Serious and matter-of-fact in conversation, not a ready talker, it was the indefinable charm of Dick Rathborne’s personality that made his arrival at the corner dining-table or in the billiard-room invariably welcome. Club life often has its real foundations, less in the brilliant conversationalists than in these quiet every-day associates whose sympathetic companionship, even with only casual participation in the talk, is a restful pleasure.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1930 Century Association Yearbook