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Edward Bement

Banker

Centurion, 1889–1931

born May 30, 1848
New York (Staten Island), New York
died November 21, 1931
Paris, France
elected May 4, 1889
Age forty
Member portrait of Edward Bement
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 7, Leaf 42
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Century Memorial

Edward Bement, during his active life in New York as member of the New York Stock Exchange, was a frequenter of the Century, where he had many friends. Since his retirement from business in 1902, he had passed much of his time abroad, making his home in Paris; returning to New York each autumn, however, for a visit of some length. From his early days he was a keen collector of books and prints and, while in Paris, where he formed intimate associations with art lovers, he extended his amateur activities to other fields. A rare collection of the “Philobiblon” of Richard de Bury, bequeathed to him by his friend, Hamilton Cole, he presented, materially enlarged, to the Yale University Library; and to Yale in other ways he was a generous benefactor.

Alexander Dana Noyes
1932 Century Association Yearbook

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