Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
J. Meredith Read Jr.
Diplomat
Centurion, 1866–1896
Proposed by
George Bancroft and Gulian C. Verplanck
George Bancroft and Gulian C. Verplanck
born
February 21, 1837
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
died
December 27, 1896
Paris, France
Paris, France
elected
May 5, 1866
Age twenty-nine
Age twenty-nine
buried
Saint Germain-en-Laye Old Communal Cemetery,
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 3, Leaf 81
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Century Memorial
Gen. J. Meredith Read was conspicuous for many years in military circles in this State, and afterwards in various diplomatic positions abroad. He was the United States Consul General for France and Algeria from 1869 to 1873, and United States Minister to Greece for several years thereafter. He was an active correspondent for the press, and acquired great prominence from the publicity attaching to his services in his various stations, and the hospitality he dispensed during his long continued residence in Europe.
Henry E. Howland
1897 Century Association Yearbook
