Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
George G. Smith
Merchant (Leather)
Centurion, 1850–1854
Proposed by
Charles M. Leupp
Charles M. Leupp
born
August 31, 1816
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
died
September 27, 1854
North Atlantic, At Sea
North Atlantic, At Sea
elected
April 6, 1850
Age thirty-three
Age thirty-three
buried
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Archivist’s Notes
Treasurer of the Century Association, 1852–1854. He died in the sinking of the paddle steamer SS Arctic, which collided with the fishing vessel SS Vesta 50 miles off the coast of Newfoundland while en route from Liverpool to New York.
Century Memorial
George G. Smith—our late treasurer—was lost in the steamer Arctic, on her voyage from Liverpool to New York. He was an intelligent and amiable man, and was universally esteemed. His melancholy death awakened a profound sorrow in a large circle of friends.
John H. Gourlie
“The Origin and History of the Century,” 1856
