Gilbert M. Speir

Full Name: Gilbert MacMaster Speir

Judge

Centurion, 1849–1894

Proposed by
Augustus Schell and Edgar S. Van Winkle

born September 14, 1810
Ballston Spa, New York

died May 2, 1894
New York (Manhattan), New York

elected January 6, 1849
Age thirty-eight

buried Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York

proposer of

seconder of

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Member portrait of Gilbert M. Speir — Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 1, Leaf 12

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Archivist’s Notes

First vice president of the Century Association, 1871–1888. Father of Archibald W. Speir and Gilbert M. Speir Jr.

Century Memorial

Gilbert M. Speir was one of the early members of The Century, having been elected in 1849. For many years he was one of its officers, and its interests and reputation were dear to his heart. He was a constant attendant at all its gatherings, and there was never a more loyal member of it than he.

He was a prominent and successful member of the New York Bar for nearly forty years before he was elected Judge of the Superior Court of this city in 1873; and, when called to the Bench, he fulfilled with marked integrity and industry the duties of his high office.

Henry E. Howland
1895 Century Association Yearbook

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