Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
C. Wyllys Betts
Numismatist
Centurion, 1881–1887
Proposed by
Charles Tracy and Edwin L. Godkin
Charles Tracy and Edwin L. Godkin
born
August 13, 1845
Newburgh, New York
Newburgh, New York
died
April 27, 1887
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
December 3, 1881
Age thirty-six
Age thirty-six
buried
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York
Bronx, New York
Archivist’s Notes
Brother of Frederic H. Betts
Century Memorial
Edward L. Youmans, C. N. Black, William D. Morgan, C. Wyllys Betts, Charles L. Perkins, Edmund H. Miller, Stephen C. Williams, Roswell D. Hitchcock, Woolsey Johnson, C. E. Detmold, Joseph C. Hutchinson [sic: misspelling of “Hutchison”], Aaron J. Vanderpoel, James B. Johnston, George P. Pomeroy, E. P. Carpenter, George H. Palmer and Chas. A. Rapallo.
These names were illustrious in nearly every sphere of life, and represent the highest stations on the Bench, in science, theology, law, medicine and mercantile pursuits.
Henry E. Howland
1888 Century Association Reports