Merchant
Centurion, 1892–1905
Born 31 December 1843 in New York (Brooklyn), New York
Died 8 October 1905 in Paris, France
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Richard Butler and William H. Fuller
Elected 4 June 1892 at age forty-eight
Century Memorial
Benjamin P. Davis was one of the old-time business men of the city. Born in Brooklyn, sixty-three years ago, he was for many years of the firm of Davis, Hard & Rand, coffee importers, which he represented for some time at Rio Janeiro. He retired from active business in 1889, since which date he had travelled extensively. He was at one time a governor of the Union League Club, where he made his home when in this country, and was actively interested in the Long Island Historical Society.
Edward Cary
1906 Century Association Yearbook