Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
John W. Harper
Publisher
Centurion, 1875–1915
Proposed by
Henry Drisler and George William Curtis
Henry Drisler and George William Curtis
born
May 6, 1831
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
died
August 14, 1915
Biddeford Pool, Maine
Biddeford Pool, Maine
elected
November 6, 1875
Age forty-four
Age forty-four
buried
Green-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
proposer of
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 4 & 5, Leaf 2
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Archivist’s Notes
Cousin of Joseph W. Harper; uncle of John Harper
Century Memorial
John Wesley Harper, the last of the sons of John Harper, a founder of the famous house, was a man of sweet and sympathetic temper. Graduating from Columbia in ’52 as class valedictorian, he became a clerk with Harper & Brothers, and in 1869 a member of the firm. In 1897 he was made President of the company. He was also an incorporator of the Lincoln National Bank.
Henry Osborn Taylor
1916 Century Association Yearbook
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