The Century Association was established as a club composed of authors, artists, and amateurs of the arts and letters; this last category, as defined by the Admissions Committee, includes individuals “of any occupation [whose] breadth of interest and qualities of mind and imagination [make] them sympathetic, stimulating and congenial companions in a society of authors and artists.” As a consequence of this broad definition, members of the Century have made distinguished contributions in a multitude of professional fields. The categories listed below display selected members of the Century elected prior to 1923 whose renown has proven enduring to the present day.
- William H. Aspinwall
- Edgar S. Auchincloss
- Hugh Auchincloss
- John Winthrop Auchincloss
- C. F. Chickering
- Chauncey M. Depew
- James King Gracie
- William F. Havemeyer
- Abram S. Hewitt
- Michael Knoedler
- Thomas W. Lamont
- Augustus R. Macdonough
- George Foster Peabody
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Gustav Shiff
- Alexander T. Stewart
- Cornelius Vanderbilt II
- Frank Arthur Vanderlip
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