Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Henry Sleeper Harper
Publisher
Centurion, 1896–1944
Proposed by
Joseph W. Harper, Henry Drisler, and J. Howard Van Amringe
Joseph W. Harper, Henry Drisler, and J. Howard Van Amringe
born
March 11, 1864
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
died
March 1, 1944
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
November 7, 1896
Age thirty-two
Age thirty-two
buried
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York
Bronx, New York
Archivist’s Notes
He survived the sinking of RMS Titanic; cf. Francis Davis Millet.
Century Memorial
Henry Sleeper Harper. [Born] 1864. Publisher. Grandson of one of the founders of Harper and Brothers and associated with that house for many years; elected to the Century in 1896 and thus a member for 48 years, the longest term on this roll [of 1944 decedents].
Geoffrey Parsons, Secretary
Annual Meeting Necrology, 11 January 1945
