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John W. Boothby

Lawyer

Centurion, 1915–1923

Full Name John William Boothby

Born 21 July 1848 in York, England

Died 19 March 1923 in New Rochelle, New York

Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

Proposed by Henry W. Taft and Francis W. Halsey

Elected 5 June 1915 at age sixty-six

Century Memorial

Born in England, John William Boothby had practiced law in New York City during forty-six years, had been affiliated in partnership with eminent lawyers, but had retired from active practice during the nine past years.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1924 Century Association Yearbook