Engineer
Centurion, 1896–1916
Born 20 June 1856 in Buffalo, New York
Died 1 June 1916 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Kensico Cemetery
, Valhalla, New York
Proposed by William Rich Hutton and Charles Howland Russell
Elected 4 April 1896 at age thirty-nine
Proposer of:
Century Memorial
Charles Sooysmith was likewise an able engineer, noted for his resourcefulness and invention. He designed a number of important and difficult bridges, and employed successfully the pneumatic caisson method in the foundations of heavy buildings. This gentle, interested, and imaginative man was one whom we were glad to be with and listen to. He was a good Centurian, serving the Association with excellent discrimination on the Committee of Admissions.
Henry Osborn Taylor
1917 Century Association Yearbook
