Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
John Holme Maghee
Banker
Centurion, 1896–1925
Proposed by
Lockwood de Forest, John B. Cauldwell, and Howard Mansfield
Lockwood de Forest, John B. Cauldwell, and Howard Mansfield
born
January 26, 1851
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
died
November 18, 1925
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey
elected
April 4, 1896
Age forty-five
Age forty-five
buried
Green-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Century Memorial
John Holme Maghee was equally interested in science and in art. Graduated from the School of Mines, he took part in two notable geological exploring expeditions headed by the late Professor Newberry. On the other side of things, he was a discriminating collector of paintings and Chinese porcelain and had collected a notable number of highly-priced etchings, among them some of Whistler’s more valuable impressions. He was an enthusiastic tooler of leather book covers and, until his health began to fail him, was a regular attendant at all our best symphony concerts.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1926 Century Association Yearbook
