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Welcome T. Alexander

Physician

Centurion, 1892–1922

Full Name Welcome Taylor Alexander

Born 4 February 1848 in Owensboro, Kentucky

Died 18 May 1922 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York

Proposed by Hugh N. Camp and William H. Draper

Elected 4 June 1892 at age forty-four

Seconder of:

Century Memorial

Welcome T. Alexander, a typical old-school family physician, Scotch-Irish by descent, had been an active practitioner in New York during nearly half a century. His method embodied the old medical dictum that he who is not a good despot is not a good doctor. He was unsparing of himself, and exacted strict obedience from his patients. But he was none the less kindly and courteous both by instinct and inheritance, winning the affection of his patients as he won their confidence.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1923 Century Association Yearbook