Banker/Book Collector
Centurion, 1891–1917
Born 15 October 1848 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 6 July 1932 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum
, Manhattan, New York
Proposed by Buchanan Winthrop and Frank K. Sturgis
Elected 2 May 1891 at age forty-two
Archivist’s Note: Nephew of H. G. De Forest; cousin of Henry W. de Forest, Lockwood de Forest, Robert W. de Forest, Daniel D. Lord, George de Forest Lord, James Couper Lord, and L. DeF. Woodruff