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.
- John Bigelow
- Samuel Blatchford
- Charles C. Burlingham
- George B. Case
- Joseph H. Choate
- William Gardner Choate
- Frederic R. Coudert
- Frederic R. Coudert
- Paul D. Cravath
- Robert W. de Forest
- William M. Evarts
- Charles S. Fairchild
- Augustus N. Hand
- Learned Hand
- Charles Evans Hughes
- John Jay
- Daniel D. Lord
- Augustus R. Macdonough
- John Bassett Moore
- Samuel H. Ordway
- Elihu Root
- Samuel B. Ruggles
- Charles E. Rushmore
- Lewis M. Rutherfurd
- Henry L. Stimson
- Harlan F. Stone
- George Templeton Strong
- William Howard Taft
- Samuel J. Tilden
- Gulian C. Verplanck
- George W. Wickersham
- John Munro Woolsey
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