Lawyer
Centurion, 1893–1910
Born 21 March 1842 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 26 July 1910 in Tuxedo, New York
Proposed by Emory McClintock, Amos F. Eno, and Salem H. Wales
Elected 7 October 1893 at age fifty-one
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
William Gilbert Davies was graduated from Trinity College in 1860. His alma mater gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1906. He studied afterward at Leipzig and was admitted to the bar in 1863. He served with the National Guard, New York, 22d Regiment, during the Gettysburg campaign. He was active in the more general interests of his profession, promoting the organization of the Medical Legal Society and writing many papers on the subject of Life Insurance Law. He was a member of a long list of associations, societies, and clubs. He was a good, high-minded, and kindly man.
George William Knox
1911 Century Association Yearbook