Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Gouverneur M. Smith
Physician
Centurion, 1873–1898
Proposed by
John W. S. Gouley and Stephen P. Nash
John W. S. Gouley and Stephen P. Nash
born
February 27, 1832
New York (All Boroughs), New York
New York (All Boroughs), New York
died
December 8, 1898
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
December 6, 1873
Age forty-one
Age forty-one
buried
Beechwoods Cemetery,
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
seconder of
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 3, Leaf 109
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Century Memorial
Gouverneur M. Smith belonged to a family which for over a century was prominent in the medical profession in New York City. He was a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, served in the Navy during the Civil War, was afterward visiting physician at the New York and Presbyterian Hospitals, was prominent in social circles, and was a gentleman of most courteous disposition and engaging manners, who won the friendship of all who were thrown into his society, and was always a welcome visitor to The Century.
Henry E. Howland
1899 Century Association Yearbook
