Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
William Montague Geer
Clergyman
Centurion, 1899–1935
Proposed by
Frank Drisler and Charles Comfort Tiffany
Frank Drisler and Charles Comfort Tiffany
born
April 9, 1848
Ballston, New York
Ballston, New York
died
March 9, 1935
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
March 4, 1899
Age fifty
Age fifty
buried
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York
Bronx, New York
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 9, Leaf 22
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Century Memorial
William Montague Geer had for thirty years served in St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Parish, first as assistant minister, then as vicar, and since his retirement in 1918 had continued to officiate in much of the church’s work. Dr. Geer was described by his colleagues as a clergyman of “high ideals, perseverance in right living and right teaching, consistency, energy, courage and courtesy.” He was not always a ready talker, but the Century reading-room company came to recognize instantly the tall figure with the bushy beard and friendly manner, always installed in an easy-chair beside the magazines.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1936 Century Association Yearbook
