Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Robert Jaffray
Merchant
Centurion, 1892–1926
Proposed by
Gustav H. Schwab and Leroy M. Yale
Gustav H. Schwab and Leroy M. Yale
born
July 4, 1854
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
died
October 15, 1926
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
April 2, 1892
Age thirty-seven
Age thirty-seven
buried
Beechwoods Cemetery,
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 9, Leaf 25
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Century Memorial
The pleasant smile and cordial greeting of Robert Jaffray at the Century’s monthly meetings, which he never missed, were part of the amenities of the occasion. A cheerful participant in the conversation, never obtrusive in his views but always reflecting sense and intelligence, he was a welcome addition to the evening groups, though he himself preferred a quiet talk with a single fellow-member in the reading-room. He talked little of his own affairs, but he had been a successful merchant in the foreign trade and a useful trustee for public charities.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1927 Century Association Yearbook
