Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Charles N. Black
Lawyer
Centurion, 1868–1887
Proposed by
Gilbert M. Speir
Gilbert M. Speir
born
January 27, 1826
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey
died
March 26, 1887
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
November 7, 1868
Age forty-two
Age forty-two
buried
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York
Bronx, New York
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